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趋于

qūyú

to tend towards; to incline towards

Balance scale pans slowly leveling as stones are placed on both sides
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Characters in this word

趋 qū

Strokes
12
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 刍 to mow, to cut grass
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 趋

Example phrases

  • 随着供需恢复平衡,原材料价格正逐步趋于稳定。 Suízhe gōngxū huīfù pínghéng, yuáncáiliào jiàgé zhèng zhúbù qūyú wěndìng. As supply and demand return to balance, raw material prices are gradually tending towards stability.
  • 考试结束后,同学们的心情趋于平静。 Kǎoshì jiéshù hòu, tóngxuémen de xīnqíng qūyú píngjìng. After the exam ended, the students' mood calmed down.
  • 经过多轮协商,双方的态度趋于缓和。 Jīngguò duō lún xiéshāng, shuāngfāng de tàidù qūyú huǎnhé. After several rounds of negotiation, both sides' attitudes softened.

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