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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[nán]
  1. 1. noun south
    south-east
    西
    south-west

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[nán]
  1. 1. Midi
  2. 2. noun Nan
  3. 3. south

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[nán]
  1. 1. 四个基本方向之一,早晨面对太阳时右首的一方
    从这里往
    长江以
    坐北朝
    来北往
  2. 2. 特指我国
    货。

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黎族是我国岭少数民族之一,主要聚居在海省中部。
The Li race, one of the minorities of Lingnan of our country, mainly live in the middle and southern part of Hainan Province.
他没学过越语,所以不认识字。
He hasn’t learned Vietnamese, so he couldn’t recognize it.
湘剧起源于湖,很受湖老百姓喜爱。
Hunan opera originated in Hunan Province and is very popular among Hunan people.
他是方人,所以一张口说话就带有方口音。
He is from the South. When he opened his mouth to talk, people can hear his southern accent.
我从来没去过极,所以没见过极光。
I haven’t been to Antarctica, so I haven’t seen the Southern Lights.
省内大约有一千多个坝子呢。
There are more than 1000 dams across Yunnan.
我缺的是风啊,不需要白板!
What I need is a south wind tile, not a white dragon tile!
十月的时候,白鹳会陆续飞往方过冬。
Every October, white storks fly to the South to spend the winter.
地广野丰,民勤本业。
The region south of the Yangtze River covers a large area with abundant fields where the people are settled in their respective occupations.
《召·甘棠》曰:““蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿伐,召伯所茇。 蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿败,召伯所憩。 蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿拜,召伯所说。”
A poem in The Book of Odes goes like this: "Do not cut the birchleaf pear tree, for Zhao Gong once rested under it."

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[gàn]

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