[xiàng]
[名]
（方向） direction
wind direction
風(fēng)向
do not know where (he; it) went; be nowhere to be found
不知去向
(the trend of) popular sentiment
人心所向
[書] （朝北的窗子） the window facing north
（姓氏） a surname
Xiang Xiu
向秀
[動(dòng)]
（對(duì)著） face; turn towards
The sunflower turns towards the sun.
向日葵向著太陽(yáng)。
This room faces east.
這間房子向東。
（偏袒） take sb.'s part; side with; be partial to
stand by what is right, not by a particular person; side with whoever is right
向理不向人
You always take his side.
你老是向著他。
[介]
（表示動(dòng)作的方向） towards
march from victory to victory
從勝利走向勝利
report to one's superior on one's work
向上級(jí)匯報(bào)工作
learn English from [with; under] a foreign teacher
向外國(guó)教師學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)
develop in depth
向縱深發(fā)展
provide clients with excellent service
向廣大客商提供優(yōu)良服務(wù)
The earth turns round from west to east.
地球由西向東旋轉(zhuǎn)。
[副]
（向來） always; all along
There's no precedent for this.
向無此例。