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南方

nán fāng · nan fang

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Meaning

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  1. south
  2. southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River)
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Winter in the south

  1. Dengdeng

    冬天(dōngtiān)太(tài)冷(lěng)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)南方(nánfāng)。

    Winter is too cold. I want to go south.

  2. Liangliang

    南方(nánfāng)也(yě)冷(lěng)，只是(zhǐshì)没有(méiyǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)。

    It is cold in the south too, there is just no heating.

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    What do you do without heating?

  4. Liangliang

    穿(chuān)很多(hěnduō)衣服(yīfu)，南方人(nánfāngrén)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)。

    Wear lots of clothes. Southerners all do.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)留在(liúzài)北方(běifāng)吧(ba)。

    Then I had better stay in the north.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)十(shí)八(bā)层(céng)，主(zhǔ)卧(wò)和(hé)客(kè)厅(tīng)都(dōu)面(miàn)朝(cháo)南(nán)方(fāng)。

My home is on the eighteenth floor, and both the master bedroom and the living room face south.

Tatoeba: Chinese by klzlueylx · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)南(nán)方(fāng)，旗(qí)袍(páo)又(yòu)称(chēng)“长(cháng)衫(shān)”。

In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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南
nán

south

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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