南
北

North and south in Chinese: 南北 (nán běi)

nán běi

north and south

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Definitions

  1. 1north and south
  2. 2north to south

Stroke order

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南
北

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄟˇ

běi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 南北 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们国家的南北气候差别很大。

    wǒ men guó jiā de nán běi qì hòu chā bié hěn dà。

    The climate differs greatly between the north and south of our country.

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Related words

南

nán

south

北

běi

north

北京

běi jīng

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

北方

běi fāng

north

北边

běi biān

north

南边

nán bian

south

东北

dōng běi

northeast

东南

dōng nán

southeast

南方

nán fāng

south

西北

xī běi

northwest

西南

xī nán

southwest

北部

běi bù

northern part

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