Definition
A suffix attached to a place name (e.g., a river, city, boundary) to indicate the area south of that reference point. It is used in formal and geographic contexts, similar to 'south of …' in English. You attach it directly after the place name, without spaces or additional markers.
suf.
south of (suffix attached to place names)
Examples
- 以南。Cháng Jiāng yǐ nā dìqū qìhòu wēnnuǎn.The area south of the Yangtze River has a warm climate.
- 以南。Zhè zuò chéngshì wèiyú shěngjiè yǐ nā.This city is located south of the provincial border.
- 以南。Chìdào yǐ nā de hǎiyáng miànjī guǎngkuò.The ocean area south of the equator is vast.
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