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Preposition 向 (介词：向)
向 marks direction toward a person, place, or side. It often sounds a little more formal than 往.
核心例句
请向右看，照片马上拍。
Qǐng xiàng yòu kàn, zhàopiàn mǎshàng pāi.
Please look to the right; the photo will be taken soon.
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课程摘要
向 + Direction/Person + Verb: 向 marks direction toward a person, place, or side. It often sounds a little more formal than 往.
向 means 'toward' and is used with direction words or targets: 向前走, 向右看, 向老师问好. It can describe movement, looking, speaking, or greeting toward someone. 往 is very common with physical movement directions, especially in directions: 往左走. 向 can be broader and slightly more formal.
语法句型
向 + direction/person + verb
Shows the direction or target toward which an action happens.
请向右看，照片马上拍。
Qǐng xiàng yòu kàn, zhàopiàn mǎshàng pāi.
Please look to the right; the photo will be taken soon.
下课以后，学生们向老师问好。
Xiàkè yǐhòu, xuéshengmen xiàng lǎoshī wènhǎo.
After class, the students greet the teacher.
一直向前走，就到地铁站了。
Yìzhí xiàng qián zǒu, jiù dào dìtiězhàn le.
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Keep walking forward and you will reach the subway station.