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偏向 (piān xiàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

偏向 (piān xiàng) is a Chinese word: inclination, bias. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 偏向

名 míng noun

inclination, bias

他在讨论中表现出明显的偏向。

tā zài tǎo lùn zhōng biǎo xiàn chū míng xiǎn de piān xiàng

He showed obvious bias in the discussion.

动 dòng verb

incline toward, be partial to

老师不应该偏向某些学生。

lǎo shī bù yīng gāi piān xiàng mǒu xiē xué sheng

Teachers should not be partial to certain students.

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Word breakdown

偏 piān — partial, biased, inclined to one side

向 xiàng — toward, in the direction of

Structure & writing
1 偏 piān — not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正)

偏 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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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