| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation; path to follow; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for | |
| 面向 | miàn xiàng | to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet | |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency; orientation | |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past |
| 1 | He stated his views to me. | |
| 2 | A teacher was asking a student a lot of questions, but the student couldn't answer any of them. | |
| 3 | Today, Tony from the Vientiane International School in Laos asks the scientists about how long we - or our descendants - might live. | |
| 4 | He winked at me. | |
| 5 | I have to complain to the manager about it. |
