向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
向往
xiàngwǎng
to yearn for
Characters in this word
往 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他一直向往一种更自由的生活方式。 Tā yìzhí xiàngwǎng yì zhǒng gèng zìyóu de shēnghuó fāngshì. He has always yearned for a freer way of life.
- 小时候，我特别向往大城市的热闹生活。 Xiǎoshíhou, wǒ tèbié xiàngwǎng dà chéngshì de rènao shēnghuó. As a child, I longed for the lively life of the big city.
- 她向往山里安静的日子，所以打算退休后搬到乡下。 Tā xiàngwǎng shān lǐ ānjìng de rìzi, suǒyǐ dǎsuàn tuìxiū hòu bān dào xiāngxià. She longs for quiet days in the mountains, so she plans to move to the countryside after retiring.
Related words
- 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
- 转向 zhuǎnxiàng to turn
- 倾向 qīngxiàng to tend; tendency
- 导向 dǎoxiàng orientation; guidance; to guide towards
- 定向 dìngxiàng targeted; directional; to orient towards
- 动向 dòngxiàng trend; tendency; movement; direction of developments
- 方向盘 fāngxiàngpán steering wheel