向 + Direction / Person + Verb (towards)
Facing a direction
- To point an action towards something, use towards向.
- 向左转 = "turn left"; towards向he / him他to learn学习 = "learn from him".
- towards向 + direction / person + verb.
towards向 + Direction / Person + Verb
- towards向 sets the target the action faces.
towards向left左turn转。
- 向左转 = "turn (to the) left."
Practice
Turn left: ____ 左转。
向 + Direction + Verb: 向左转 (turn left).
Practice
向 sets the direction or target the action faces.
Yes: 向左 (towards the left), 向他 (towards him).
Also "from / towards a person"
- towards向he / him他to learn学习 = "learn from him"; towards向you你to apologize道歉 = "apologise to you".
we我们towards向him他learn学习。
- towards向he / him他to learn学习 = "learn from him."
Explore
Correct or broken?
向 + direction/person + verb aims the action — the aim precedes the deed.
Practice
What does 向他学习 mean?
向 + Person + Verb: 向他学习 = learn from him.
Practice
Build: “We learn from him.”
Subj + 向 + Person + Verb: 我们 + 向他 + 学习.
Recap
Key idea
- towards向 + Direction / Person + Verb — "towards / to …"
- 向左转 (turn left) · towards向he / him他to learn学习 (learn from him)
- towards向 sets the direction the action faces
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Prepositions.