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南美

Nán Měi · nan mei

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Meaning

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  1. South America
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Thirty hours to South America

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)南美(nánměi)旅行(lǚxíng)。

    I want to travel to South America.

  2. Liangliang

    南美(nánměi)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)吧(ba)？

    South America is very far from here, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)要(yào)三十(sānshí)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The flight takes thirty hours.

  4. Liangliang

    三十(sānshí)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)？那(nà)你(nǐ)在(zài)飞机(fēijī)上(shàng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Thirty hours? What will you do on the plane?

  5. Dengdeng

    睡觉(shuìjiào)！我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)新(xīn)枕头(zhěntou)。

    Sleep! I already bought a new pillow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)邻(lín)居(jū)是(shì)一(yì)家(jiā)南(Nán)美(Měi)人(rén)。

Our neighbours are a family from South America.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

秘(Bì)鲁(lǔ)是(shì)排(pái)在(zài)巴(Bā)西(xī)和(hé)阿(Ā)根(gēn)廷(tíng)之(zhī)后(hòu)的(de)南(Nán)美(Měi)第(dì)三(sān)大(dà)国(guó)家(jiā)。

Peru is the third largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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