倾 qīng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 顷 a moment
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
倾向
qīngxiàng
to tend; tendency
Characters in this word
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
Example phrases
- 调查显示，年轻消费者更倾向于选择环保包装。 Diàochá xiǎnshì, niánqīng xiāofèizhě gèng qīngxiàng yú xuǎnzé huánbǎo bāozhuāng. The survey shows that young consumers tend more towards choosing environmentally friendly packaging.
- 我倾向于早点出发，避开堵车。 Wǒ qīngxiàng yú zǎodiǎn chūfā, bìkāi dǔchē. I lean toward setting off early to avoid the traffic jam.
- 他有爱拖延的倾向，需要改正。 Tā yǒu ài tuōyán de qīngxiàng, xūyào gǎizhèng. He has a tendency to procrastinate and needs to correct it.
Related words
- 倾听 qīngtīng to listen attentively
- 倾倒 qīngdǎo to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn to lose everything; to be ruined financially
- 倾诉 qīngsù to pour out; to confide
- 倾销 qīngxiāo to dump goods; dumping
- 倾斜 qīngxié to tilt; to incline; to slope
- 方向 fāngxiàng direction
- 向 xiàng toward; from
- 向导 xiàngdǎo guide
- 向前 xiàngqián forward
- 向上 xiàngshàng upward
- 一向 yíxiàng always; all along