偏向
piān xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

偏向
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piān xiàng
  1. partial towards sth
  2. to prefer
  3. to incline
  4. erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

向
Xiàng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一向
yī xiàng
  1. 1 always (previously)
  2. 2 a period of time in the recent past
偏
piān
  1. 1 to lean
  2. 2 to slant
  3. 3 oblique
  4. 4 prejudiced
  5. 5 to deviate from average
  6. 6 to stray from the intended line
  7. 7 stubbornly
  8. 8 contrary to expectations
  9. 9 left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
偏偏
piān piān
  1. 1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
  2. 2 as it happened
  3. 3 (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
  4. 4 contrarily
  5. 5 against reason
  6. 6 (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
  7. 7 only
  8. 8 of all people
偏僻
piān pì
  1. 1 remote
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 far from the city
偏向
piān xiàng
  1. 1 partial towards sth
  2. 2 to prefer
  3. 3 to incline
  4. 4 erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
偏执
piān zhí
  1. 1 prejudice
  2. 2 bigotry
偏心
piān xīn
  1. 1 partial
  2. 2 biased
  3. 3 prejudiced
  4. 4 eccentric
偏爱
piān ài
  1. 1 to be partial towards sth
  2. 2 to favor
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 preference
  5. 5 favorite
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy
偏激
piān jī
  1. 1 extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)
偏见
piān jiàn
  1. 1 prejudice
偏离
piān lí
  1. 1 to deviate
  2. 2 to diverge
  3. 3 to wander
倾向
qīng xiàng
  1. 1 trend
  2. 2 tendency
  3. 3 orientation
内向
nèi xiàng
  1. 1 reserved (personality)
  2. 2 introverted
  3. 3 (economics etc) domestic-oriented
向上
xiàng shàng
  1. 1 upward
  2. 2 up
  3. 3 to advance
  4. 4 to try to improve oneself
  5. 5 to make progress
向下
xiàng xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downward
向来
xiàng lái
  1. 1 always (previously)
向前
xiàng qián
  1. 1 forward
  2. 2 onward

Idioms (14)

偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向隅
xiàng yú
  1. 1 lit. to face the corner (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to miss out on sth
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
  1. 1 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
  2. 2 a woman's heart is with her husband
好好学习，天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng
  1. 1 study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng
  1. 1 to glower at each other (idiom)
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
  1. 1 to sweep everything before one
  2. 2 to be invincible (idiom)
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng
  1. 1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng
  1. 1 (idiom) flourishing
  2. 2 thriving
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì
  1. 1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

Sample Sentences

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行，如果中文说得不好，用英文学习就好了。
míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng ，rúguǒ Zhōngwén shuō de bùhǎo ，yòng Yīngwén xuéxí jiù hǎo le 。
Take the bull by the horns. If you can't speak Chinese well, using English to learn is fine.
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明知山有虎，偏向虎山行。真是有勇气啊！
míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng 。zhēnshi yǒu yǒngqì a ！
Take the bull by the horns. He's so brave!
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不过我还是比较偏向保税港。很多国际知名厂商都打算在那儿落户，对公司形象和档次的提升很有帮助。
bùguò wǒ háishì bǐjiào piānxiàng bǎoshuì gǎng 。hěn duō guójì zhīmíng chǎngshāng dōu dǎsuàn zài nàr luòhù ，duì gōngsī xíngxiàng hé dàngcì de tíshēng hěn yǒu bāngzhù 。
But I'm still leaning toward the bonded port. A lot of famous international firms are planning to set up there. It will do a lot to improve the company's image and status.
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