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南边

nán bian · nan bian

Traditional 南邊

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. south
  2. south side
  3. southern part
  4. to the south of
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Which way is south?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，书店(shūdiàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the bookstore?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)南边(nánbian)。

    It is on the south side of the park.

  3. Leon

    南边(nánbian)？我(wǒ)分(fēn)不清(bùqīng)东南西北(dōngnánxīběi)。

    The south side? I can't tell north, south, east and west apart.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)，太阳(tàiyang)在(zài)你(nǐ)左手边(zuǒshǒubiān)……不对(bùduì)，右手边(yòushǒubiān)。

    Stand here. The sun is on your left... no, your right.

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)听(tīng)他(tā)的(de)，我们(wǒmen)带(dài)你(nǐ)去(qù)吧(ba)。

    Don't listen to him. We will take you.

  6. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)你们(nǐmen)！

    Thank you!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)南(nán)边(bian)

My house is on the south side of the park.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)面(miàn)向(xiàng)南(nán)边(bian), 阳(yáng)光(guāng)充(chōng)足(zú)非(fēi)常(cháng)舒(shū)适(shì)。

My room faces south, which makes it sunny and very comfortable.

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

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南
nán

south

边
biān

side; edge

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