| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:个 |
| 向上 | xiàng shàng | upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency; orientation |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for |
| 向下 | xiàng xià | down; downward |
| 转向 | zhuàn xiàng | to get lost; to lose one's way |
| 转向 | zhuǎn xiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 向后 | xiàng hòu | backward |
| 反向 | fǎn xiàng | opposite direction; reverse |
| 指向 | zhǐ xiàng | to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated |
| 向左 | xiàng zuǒ | facing left; leftwards; to the left |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past |
| 向右 | xiàng yòu | facing right; rightwards; to the right |
| 定向 | dìng xiàng | to determine the direction; directed (breeding, enrollment etc); orienteering (sport) |
| 向东 | xiàng dōng | eastwards |
