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title: "Liuxiang Meaning: 流向 (liúxiàng) Means “direction of flow”"
description: "流向 (liúxiàng) means “direction of flow; flow; to flow to”. Hear its tones, see what 流 and 向 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 流向 mean?

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流向 liúxiàng

## direction of flow; flow; to flow to

## Its characters

1. 流 liú to flow
2. 向 xiàng direction

## In a sentence

这条河的流向是由西向东。 This river flows from west to east.

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## More words with 流 or 向

- [潮流 cháoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoliu)
- [导向 dǎoxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoxiang)
- [定向 dìngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingxiang)
- [方向 fāngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxiang)
- [风流 fēngliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengliu)
- [河流 héliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heliu)
- [横向 héngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hengxiang)
- [交流 jiāoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoliu)
- [客流 kèliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keliu)
- [流畅 liúchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuchang)

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