trend; tendency; the direction in which something is developing or changing

day by day; increasingly; with each passing day

to move in a certain direction; to incline toward; to become

to tend to; to incline toward; to develop in a certain direction

(idiom) the general objective direction in which a situation is developing; an inevitable trend that cannot be stopped by human effort

to trend toward uniformity; to become similar or identical in opinion, behavior, or development

to rush toward something like a flock of ducks; used to describe a crowd of people scrambling or swarming madly to pursue something, often with a negative connotation of mindlessly following a trend

to blindly follow suit or imitate others without independent thought; originally describing a student following their teacher's every step

to strive for what is advantageous while avoiding adverse effects; to pursue profit and escape harm

to go after profit or material gain; to be eager for benefit

to play up to the powerful or influential; social climbing

to seek luck and avoid disaster; to follow what is auspicious and shun what is harmful

(literary) to move quickly to avoid something; to get out of the way

to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times; (literary) to strive to be fashionable or up to date

The tendency of certain mobile organisms, such as insects or fish, to move toward or away from a light source.

to ingratiate oneself; to fawn on or attach oneself to someone influential for personal gain

to fawn on or toady to someone influential; to kiss up to

an involuntary movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus; tropism

To steer clear of impending danger or trouble and pursue favorable outcomes; a common idiom describing the human tendency to seek safety and prosperity

(idiom) to follow others blindly or imitate slavishly; to do exactly what everyone else is doing

an upward trend; an upturn

tendency to increase; rising trend

to waddle forward like a wild duck; used to describe a person rushing forward in high spirits or joyful anticipation

to strictly follow rules of etiquette or traditional decorum; to be very careful and proper in one's conduct

to attach oneself to the rich and powerful for personal gain; to follow a great leader in hopes of advancement

to become more serious or critical with each passing day

To walk; to pace; one's gait or manner of walking

to gradually become; to move or change little by little toward a specific state

To slowly trend toward decline or decay; to gradually wane.

increasingly; more and more

(statistics) the degree to which a set of data is spread out, also known as scedasticity

to behave strictly according to established rules or social etiquette; to act with extreme propriety

To be drawn to or move toward light; used to describe animals moving toward a light source or plants growing in the direction of light

To decrease in temperature, popularity, or intensity; used to describe economic activity, international relations, or trends that are losing momentum.

the power or motivation that pushes something to happen or develop

the process of estimating future developments based on current patterns; trend forecast

The movement of an organism or cell, such as a white blood cell, in response to a chemical stimulus.

(variant form) to seek luck and avoid disaster

to incline towards a certain direction, state, or trend

(literary) to receive the teachings of one's father or elders; derived from the story in the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] where Confucius' son passed through the courtyard to receive instructions on the classics.

to flatter, fawn on, or toady to someone in order to win their favor

To hurry to pay one's respects to someone.

The tendency of an organism to move toward or away from water or moisture; also known as [[走水性|走水性|zou3 shui3 xing4]]

to play up to or depend on people in positions of power; to be a social climber or sycophant

to rise in temperature; to get warmer

The movement of a living organism toward a source of heat.

To tend towards tension or becoming strained, often regarding a situation or relationship

To slow down, ease up, or abate; to move toward a state of being more relaxed or less intense.

to visit a superior or an elder to pay one's respects