西南部 (Xī nán bù) — southwest (part); the southwestern region | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

southwest (part)the southwestern region

Examples

西南部。
Zhōng guó de Xī nán bù qì hòu bǐ jiào wēn hé.
The climate in southwestern China is relatively mild.
西南部。
Tā men zhèng zài kāi fā gāi guó de Xī nán bù dì qū.
They are developing the southwestern region of that country.
西南部。
Zhè zuò chéng shì de Xī nán bù yǒu yí gè dà gōng yuán.
There is a large park in the southwestern part of this city.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

西南southwest

西xīwest南nánsouth

联合Coordinate

西 (west) and 南 (south) combine with 部 (part) to mean the southwestern part.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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