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南

nán · nan/Nán · nan

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HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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nán 南

  1. south

Nán 南

  1. surname Nan
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The wall is to the south

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)拿着(názhe)地图(dìtú)，我们(wǒmen)往(wǎng)哪边(nǎbiān)走(zǒu)？

    Dengdeng, you have the map. Which way do we go?

  2. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)南(nán)走(zǒu)。

    Go south.

  3. Liangliang

    哪边(nǎbiān)是(shì)南(nán)？

    Which side is south?

  4. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)方向(fāngxiàng)，南(nán)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)。

    My phone shows directions. South is on your left.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，往(wǎng)南(nán)走(zǒu)……可是(kěshì)前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一堵(yīdǔ)墙(qiáng)。

    Okay, go south... but there is a wall ahead.

  6. Dengdeng

    看来(kànlai)南边(nánbian)就是(jiùshì)墙(qiáng)，我们(wǒmen)往(wǎng)北(běi)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Looks like the south is a wall. Let us go north.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)南(nán)边(bian)有(yǒu)一(yì)条(tiáo)大(dà)河(hé)。

There is a big river to the south of this city.

02

冬(dōng)天(tiān)很(hěn)多(duō)鸟(niǎo)飞(fēi)到(dào)南(nán)方(fāng)过(guò)冬(dōng)。

In winter many birds fly south to spend the winter.

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