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北美

Běi měi · bei mei

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Meaning

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  1. North America
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Winter in North America

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)北美(běiměi)，冬天(dōngtiān)特别(tèbié)冷(lěng)。

    My home is in North America. Winter is very cold.

  2. Liangliang

    北美(běiměi)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)，比(bǐ)北京(běijīng)还(hái)冷(lěng)吗(ma)？

    Is winter in North America even colder than Beijing?

  3. Leon

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)那儿(nàr)零下(língxià)二十(èrshí)度(dù)。

    Yes, where I'm from it's twenty below.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)北京(běijīng)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)冷(lěng)吗(ma)？

    Then do you think Beijing's winter is cold?

  5. Leon

    不(bù)冷(lěng)！在(zài)北美(běiměi)我(wǒ)穿(chuān)大衣(dàyī)，在(zài)这儿(zhèr)穿(chuān)一件(yījiàn)毛衣(máoyī)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。

    Not cold! In North America I wear a big coat. Here a sweater is enough.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)冬(dōng)天(tiān)会(huì)飞(fēi)到(dào)北(Běi)美(měi)过(guò)冬(dōng)。

This kind of bird flies to North America to spend the winter.

02

他(tā)在(zài)北(Běi)美(měi)住(zhù)了(le)五(wǔ)年(nián)，学(xué)会(huì)了(le)英(Yīng)语(yǔ)。

He lived in North America for five years and learned English.

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