direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly; to side with; to be partial to; all along (previously); surname Xiang[cedict]
协会
xié huìㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
an association; a society[cedict]
提出
tí chūㄊㄧˊ ㄔㄨ
to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)[cedict]