Difference between revisions of "Expressing "towards" with "xiang""
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*我们 需要 <em>向</em> 他 道歉。 | *我们 需要 <em>向</em> 他 道歉。 | ||
*他 的 女朋友 <em>向</em> 他 笑 了。 | *他 的 女朋友 <em>向</em> 他 笑 了。 | ||
| + | *我 要 <em>向</em> 你 学习! | ||
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| + | Note that whereas in English we would say "learn from you", in Chinese this would be expressed as "learn toward you", as in the last example sentence. | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 16 November 2011
When used as a preposition, "向" (xiàng) indicates an action that is performed towards a reference point. An example of this in English is, "She looked inside the window." Note that there is no movement in the action.
Here's the basic structure:
向 + Noun + Verb
Here are some examples of this preposition in action:
- 她的 朋友 一直 向 我 看。
- 我们 需要 向 他 道歉。
- 他 的 女朋友 向 他 笑 了。
- 我 要 向 你 学习!
Note that whereas in English we would say "learn from you", in Chinese this would be expressed as "learn toward you", as in the last example sentence.
