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向著

简 向着 · 繁 向著
Mandarin · pinyin xiàng zhe

Meanings

  1. towards
  2. facing (sb or sth)
  3. (coll.) to side with
  4. to favor
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向
xiàng · toward, direction, trend
著
zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
着
zhe · make move, take action
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4–5 · xiang4 zhe5

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verb

  1. to turn toward; to face
  2. (colloquial) to be partial to; to side with

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