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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

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

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[nán]
  1. 1. noun south
    a room with a northern exposure
    south of the city
  2. 2. noun Nan

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[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。

Examples

东、、西、北为基本方位。
East, west, north and south are the cardinal points of the compass.
正东(、西、北)
due east (south, west, north)
天气越来越冷了,银鹰都飞过冬了。
The weather is getting cold, all silver-eagles have flown to the south to pass the winter.
有大汉,北有强胡
北半拉是教室,半拉是宿舍。
货的""特指我国方。
the frozen polar wastes
严寒的(或北)极荒地
They've gone down south to London.
他们下去伦敦。
to the north/south
朝北/

Character Decomposition


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[jiōng,jiǒng]
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[gàn]

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