Hanzi
Traditional
傾
Simplified
倾

to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour out

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

qīng

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄥ

Jyutping

king1

Example sentences

傾 / 倾 qīng
他將身子向前傾，仔細看著那張照片。
他将身子向前倾，仔细看著那张照片。

He leaned his body forward, looking carefully at the photo.

慣性 / 惯性 guànxìng
煞車時，人會因慣性向前傾。
煞车时，人会因惯性向前倾。

When braking, people lean forward due to inertia.

傾向 / 倾向 qīngxiàng
他有一種過度追求完美的傾向。
他有一种过度追求完美的倾向。

He has a tendency to pursue perfection excessively.

傾聽 / 倾听 qīngtīng
老師在課堂上耐心地傾聽學生的想法。
老师在课堂上耐心地倾听学生的想法。

The teacher listened patiently to the students' thoughts in class.

善於 / 善于 shànyú
他很善於傾聽別人的意見。
他很善于倾听别人的意见。

He is very good at listening to other people's opinions.

傾訴 / 倾诉 qīngsù
他向好友傾訴了內心的苦惱。
他向好友倾诉了内心的苦恼。

He poured out his heart's troubles to his close friend.

Example Vocabulary

傾

qing1

to lean / to incline

傾向

qing1'xiang4

tendency; inclination; to lean towards

傾城

qing1'cheng2

傾聽

qing1'ting1

to listen attentively; to give an ear to

傾訴

qing1'su4

to pour out one's heart; to confide

傾倒

qing1'dao4

傾吐

qing1'tu3

傾向于

傾家盪產

傾心

qing1'xin1

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