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倾向 (qīng xiàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

倾向 (qīng xiàng) is a Chinese word: to tend to; to be inclined to. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 倾向

动 dòng verb

to tend to; to be inclined to

年轻人倾向于接受新事物。

nián qīng rén qīng xiàng yú jiē shòu xīn shì wù

Young people tend to accept new things.

名 míng noun

tendency

年轻人有追求新鲜事物的倾向。

nián qīng rén yǒu zhuī qiú xīn xiān shì wù de qīng xiàng

Young people have a tendency to pursue new things.

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Word breakdown

倾 qīng — to incline, to lean toward

向 xiàng — direction, toward

Structure & writing
1 倾 qīng — to tilt; to lean

倾 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 顷 qǐng — unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares)
顷 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 向 xiàng — to face; to turn toward (opposite of 'back')
向 is a component in 1 characters

向 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order