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走向

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu xiàng

direction
strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
inclination
trend
to move towards
to head for

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend

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3–4 · zou3 xiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zau2 hoeng3

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noun

(geology) strike
direction; orientation
trend; development

verb

(literal, figurative) to move towards; to head for; to be on the road to; to go

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