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南 nán

south

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 3
Radical
十
Type
Pictograph
Made of 十冂丷干 ⿱十⿵冂⿱丷干

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  1. 他家在南边。
    Tā jiā zài nán biān.
    His home is in the south.
    his home at south side
  2. 你是从南方来的吗？
    Nǐ shì cóng nánfāng lái de ma?
    Are you from the south?
    you are from south come (particle) (question)
  3. 我们往南走吧。
    Wǒmen wǎng nán zǒu ba.
    Let's walk south.
    we towards south walk (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这条路不是往南的。
    Zhè tiáo lù bú shì wǎng nán de.
    This road doesn't go south.
    this (measure) road not is towards south (particle)
  5. 旅行的时候他用指南针找方向。
    Lǚxíng de shíhou tā yòng zhǐnánzhēn zhǎo fāngxiàng.
    While traveling he used a compass to find direction.
    travel (particle) time he use compass find direction

Words with 南 (4)