南北

nán běi

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Definitions

1. north and south
2. north to south

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赤道把地球分成 南北 两半球。

The equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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Words Containing 南北

• 南北朝 南北朝 nán běi cháo: Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
• 南北极 南北极 nán běi jí: south and north poles
• 南北美 南北美 nán běi měi: North and South America
• 南北长 南北长 nán běi cháng: north-south distance
• 南北韩 南北韩 nán běi hán: North and South Korea
• 大江南北 大江南北 dà jiāng nán běi: north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
• 东西南北 东西南北 dōng xī nán běi: east west south north
• 魏晋南北朝 魏晋南北朝 wèi jìn nán běi cháo: Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties

Child Words of 南北

• 北 北 běi: north
• 南 南 nán: south