取向

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 年轻人的消费取向变了。▶ —
   Young people’s consumption orientation has changed.
2. 这部电影的价值取向很明确。▶ —
   This film’s value orientation is very clear.

Collocations

Mnemonic

取 qǔ "to take" + 向 xiàng "to face, direction": the direction one takes, i.e. orientation, leaning, inclination. Korean renders it as "orientation, leaning" (broader than mere taste). The tendency to lean one way in values, consumption or politics (价值取向 value orientation). Unlike 爱好 (a simple hobby), 取向 is a directional tendency. 向 means "to face, direction" (方向).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 价值取向 mean?

   • a value orientation or leaning
   • the price of a value
   • the size of a value
   • a kind of value