Chinese

Noun

方向

1. direction; orientation

   你要朝那個方向走。 [MSC, trad.]

   你要朝那个方向走。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yào cháo nà ge fāngxiàng zǒu. [Pinyin]

   You need to go in that direction.

   她朝哪個方向去了？ [MSC, trad.]

   她朝哪个方向去了？ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā cháo nǎ ge fāngxiàng qù le? [Pinyin]

   Which way did she go?

2. (figuratively, by extension) course; goal or trend of events

   這一樣車向我們展示了未來汽車的發展方向。 [MSC, trad.]

   这一样车向我们展示了未来汽车的发展方向。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè yī yàng chē xiàng wǒmen zhǎnshì le wèilái qìchē de fāzhǎn fāngxiàng. [Pinyin]

   This concept shows us the direction of future car development.

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

方向 ‎(hiragana ほうこう, romaji hōkō)

1. direction, heading
2. course (in life etc.), goal

Synonyms

• (direction): 方角 (ほうがく) ‎(hōgaku), 方 (ほう) ‎(hō)
• (course): 方針 (ほうしん) ‎(hōshin), 目当 (めあ)て ‎(meate)

Compounds

• 方向音痴 (ほうこうおんち) ‎(hōkōonchi)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.