内向 (內向)
nèi xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

内向 (內向)
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nèi xiàng
  1. reserved (personality)
  2. introverted
  3. (economics etc) domestic-oriented

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
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

Idioms (10)

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
nǚ 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)

Sample Sentences

所谓雄伟和秀美，所谓外向和内向，所谓戏剧型的和图画型的，所谓戴奥尼苏斯艺术和阿波罗艺术，所谓“金刚怒目，菩萨低眉”，所谓“静如处女，动如脱兔”，姚姬传所谓的阳刚和阴柔，都无非是这两种气质的注脚。
suǒwèi xióngwěi hé xiùměi ，suǒwèi wàixiàng hé nèixiàng ，suǒwèi xìjù xíng de hé túhuà xíng de ，suǒwèi Dàiàonísūsī yìshù hé Ābōluó yìshù ，suǒwèi “jīngāngnùmù ，púsà dīméi ”，suǒwèi “jìng rú chǔnǚ ，dòng rú tuōtù ”，Yáo Jīchuán suǒwèi de yánggāng hé yīnróu ，dōu wúfēi shì zhè liǎng zhǒng qìzhì de zhùjiǎo 。
Majesty and grace, extroversion and introversion, theater and painting, Dionysusian art and Apollonian art, the fierce stare of an attendant of the Buddha and the lowered gaze of the Bodhisattva, or the coyness of the maid and the rapidity of the rabbit from 'The Nine Situations' in Sunzi's Art of War, and Yao Nai's concept of masculine and feminine, are all but footnotes to these two aspects.
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我可是一则战胜社交恐惧症的励志活教材啊。我以前非常内向害羞的。
wǒ kě shì yī zé zhànshèng shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng de lìzhì huó jiàocái ā 。wǒ yǐqián fēicháng nèixiàng hàixiū de 。
I'm actually a living lesson in overcoming social anxiety. I was previously extremely introverted and shy.
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一般来说呢，人的个性本来就不同，有些生来外向开朗，人来疯；有些生来内向低调，喜欢安静。
yībānláishuō ne ，rén de gèxìng běnlái jiù bùtóng ，yǒuxiē shēnglái wàixiàng kāilǎng ，rén lái fēng ；yǒuxiē shēnglái nèixiàng dīdiào ，xǐhuan ānjìng 。
Normally people's personalities are different. Some people are naturally outgoing and jovial and get all hyped up in front of people; while others are naturally introverted, low profile and like quiet.
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N1向N2动词：搭配“内向性”动词，比如，买、借、学、收、要...等等。
N1 xiàng N2 dòngcí ：dāpèi “nèixiàng xìng ”dòngcí ，bǐrú ，mǎi 、jiè 、xué 、shōu 、yào . . . děngdeng 。
First noun xiang4 second noun verb: When coupled with an "inward" verb, such as, to buy, to borrow, to learn, to receive, to want...etc.
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我妹妹是一个很内向的人，不太跟人打交道。
wǒ mèimei shì yī gè hěn nèixiàng de rén ，bùtài gēn rén dǎ jiāodào 。
My sister is quite an introvert. She doesn't really socialise with people.
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我都害怕这样下去孩子会性格内向，不会交朋友。
wǒ dōu hàipà zhèyàng xiàqù háizi huì xìnggé nèixiàng ，bù huì jiāo péngyou 。
I'm worried that at this rate my child will have an introverted personality and won't be able to make friends.
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语言倒还是小事。可以在家教他。我是担心国际学校学生都来自不同国家，不知道会不会搞小团体。娇娇内向，我怕她适应不了。
yǔyán dào hái shì xiǎoshì 。kěyǐ zài jiā jiāo tā 。wǒ shì dānxīn guójì xuéxiào xuésheng dōu láizì bùtóng guójiā ，bù zhīdào huì bu huì gǎo xiǎo tuántǐ 。Jiāojiao nèixiàng ，wǒ pà tā shìyìng buliǎo 。
Language isn't a big deal though really. You can teach him at home. I'm worried about all the students at an international school coming from different countries. I'm not sure if they would form little cliques or not. Jiaojiao is introverted. I'd be afraid she couldn't adapt.
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什么结果？我看看。你比较内向，对人不够热情和真诚。
shénme jiéguǒ ？wǒ kàn kan 。nǐ bǐjiào nèixiàng ，duì rén bùgòu rèqíng hé zhēnchéng 。
What were your results? Let me see. You're quite introverted and you're not friendly or sincere enough with people.
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