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方向 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • direction noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
  • directorate noun A division of an organization headed by a director.
  • governance noun The system, process, or authority by which an organization or country is directed and controlled.
  • guidance noun Help or advice given to someone, often about direction in life or a specific decision.
  • hub noun The central part of a wheel, around which it turns.
  • leadership noun The ability to guide, direct, or inspire a group of people.
  • major adj Of great importance, size, or seriousness.
  • management noun The process of planning, organizing, and directing resources or people to achieve a goal.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
  • steering noun The mechanism or system that lets a driver control the direction of a vehicle.
  • thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

方向 is used for these senses in English:

  • direction A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
  • directorate An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
  • governance The group of people who make up an administrative body.
  • guidance Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.
  • hub A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
  • leadership The office or status of a leader.
  • major (education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
  • management (uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

direction — full definition

  1. noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
  2. noun Guidance or instruction about what to do.
  3. noun The overall course a project, career, or plan is heading in.

directorate — full definition

  1. noun A division of an organization headed by a director.
  2. noun A group of directors collectively.

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