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西北 (Xī běi) — northwest (direction); Northwest China (the region of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

Definition

Direction noun 'northwest', and the Northwest China region (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang). Pairs with 西南 as its opposite direction.

noun
northwest (direction)Northwest China (the region of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

Examples

  • 西北。
    Xué xiào zài chéng shì de Xī běi.
    The school is to the northwest of the city.
  • 西北。
    Míng nián wǒ xiǎng qù Xī běi wán.
    Next year I want to go to Northwest China for fun.
  • 西北。
    Xī běi De niú ròu miàn hěn hǎo chī.
    The beef noodles in Northwest China are very tasty.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

西xīwest
北běinorth

西 (west) and 北 (north) combine to mean northwest.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 西 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 北 shows two people standing back to back. It originally meant 'back'.

Open 北 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 3China — PlacesDirections

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