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Heading That Way 朝
The guide points toward the door: 朝门口走. 朝 sets the direction first, then the verb tells what moves or happens that way. In simple direction phrases, 向 can often point to the same destination.
他朝我看了一眼，就继续往前走了。
tā cháo wǒ kàn le yì yǎn, jiù jìxù wǎng qián zǒu le.
He glanced at me, then kept walking.
请朝右边看，入口就在红色招牌旁边。
qǐng cháo yòubiān kàn, rùkǒu jiù zài hóngsè zhāopái pángbiān.
Please look to the right; the entrance is beside the red sign.
小狗一听见主人叫它，就朝门口跑过去。
xiǎogǒu yì tīngjiàn zhǔrén jiào tā, jiù cháo ménkǒu pǎo guòqu.
As soon as the dog heard its owner call, it ran toward the door.
Hint · 힌트
朝 focuses on the direction of the action. For a route someone follows along, use 沿着; for the direction they face or move toward, 朝 is a natural choice.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
cháo | toward; facing |
yòubiān | right side |
rùkǒu | entrance |
hóngsè | red |
zhāopái | signboard |
pángbiān | beside |
xiǎogǒu | puppy; dog |
tīngjiàn | to hear |
zhǔrén | owner; host |
jiào | to call |
ménkǒu | doorway |
pǎo guòqu | to run over |
kàn yì yǎn | to glance |
jìxù | to continue |
wǎng qián | forward |
fāngxiàng | direction |
cháoxiàng | to face toward |
miànxiàng | to face |
duìmiàn | opposite side |
lùkǒu | intersection |
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