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西南

xī nán · xi nan

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Meaning

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  1. southwest
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Hot food from the southwest

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)吃(chī)过(guò)西南(xīnán)菜(cài)吗(ma)？

    Have you tried food from the southwest?

  2. Dengdeng

    吃过(chīguò)，西南(xīnán)菜(cài)特别(tèbié)辣(là)。

    Yes. Southwest food is really spicy.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)怕(pà)辣(là)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)吧(ba)！

    I am not afraid of spice. Let us go eat!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)先(xiān)喝(hē)一杯(yībēi)牛奶(niúnǎi)。

    OK, but first drink a glass of milk.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)我(wǒ)会(huì)怕(pà)？

    How do you know I will be afraid?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)吃(chī)西南(xīnán)菜(cài)，是(shì)哭着(kūzhe)吃完(chīwán)的(de)。

    Because the first time I ate southwest food, I cried the whole way through.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)普(pǔ)通(tōng)话(huà)、西(xī)南(nán)官(guān)话(huà)、吴(wú)语(yǔ)和(hé)西(xī)班(bān)牙(yá)语(yǔ)。

I can speak Standard Chinese (Putonghua), Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Spanish.

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

02

学(xué)校(xiào)在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)西(xī)南(nán)角(jiǎo)，离(lí)这(zhè)里(lǐ)不(bù)远(yuǎn)。

The school is in the southwest corner of the city, not far from here.

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西
xī

west

南
nán

south

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