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 classifier: 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

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

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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