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导向

dǎoxiàng

orientation; guidance; to guide towards

An arrow signpost at a fork in a forest road
Memory picture

Characters in this word

导 dǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
巳 snake 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 导

向 xiàng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth

Example phrases

  • 评价体系的导向一旦偏离公平,基层员工就会失去积极性。 Píngjià tǐxì de dǎoxiàng yídàn piānlí gōngpíng, jīcéng yuángōng jiù huì shīqù jījíxìng. Once the orientation of the evaluation system departs from fairness, front-line employees will lose motivation.
  • 市场需求是产品设计的重要导向。 Shìchǎng xūqiú shì chǎnpǐn shèjì de zhòngyào dǎoxiàng. Market demand is an important guide for product design.
  • 好的教育应该把孩子导向独立思考。 Hǎo de jiàoyù yīnggāi bǎ háizi dǎoxiàng dúlì sīkǎo. Good education should guide children towards independent thinking.

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