Chinese

nán
Meaning: south
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

往南走就到了。
Walk south and you will arrive.
這座房子坐北朝南。
This house faces south (literally: sits north facing south).
他家從城南遷到了城北。
His family moved from the south of the city to the north.
秋天到了,一隻雁在河岸上空往南飛。
Autumn had arrived, and a wild goose flew south above the riverbank.
秋天到了,大雁成群結隊地往南飛。
Autumn has come, and the wild geese are flying south in flocks.

Usage Notes

One of the four cardinal directions.

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