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西南 (xī nán): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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西南

西南 (xī nán): Southwest (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

西南 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyinxī nán

Meaningsouthwest

Characters2

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HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxNoun

Word西南

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 西南.

Words with 西

东西dōng xiHSK 1
西瓜xī guāHSK 2
西北Xī běiHSK 3
西方Xī fāngHSK 3
西部xī bùHSK 4
西红柿xī hóng shìHSK 4
西装xī zhuāngHSK 5
西餐xī cānHSK 5

Words with 南

东南dōng nánHSK 3
南方nán fāngHSK 3
南部nán bùHSK 4
南极洲Nán jí zhōuHSK 6
南美洲Nán měi zhōuHSK 6
指南针zhǐ nán zhēnHSK 6
南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéHSK 6

南瓜

nán guā

HSK 7-9

3.

Example Sentences with 西南

wǒ我

de的

jiā家

zài在

chéng城

shì市

de的

xī西

nán南

biān边

。

My home is in the southwest part of the city.

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

xià下

gè个

yuè月

qù去

xī西

nán

南

biān边

jìng境

tǐ体

yàn验

yí一

xià下

dāng当

dì地

de的

fēng风

tǔ土

rén人

qíng情

。

We plan to go to the southwestern border next month to experience the local customs and culture.