南美洲

nán měi zhōu

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. South America

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 北美洲 běi měi zhōu 北美洲 běi měi zhōu North America North America is the other continent in the Americas: North America

Related words

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• 拉丁美洲 lā dīng měi zhōu 拉丁美洲 lā dīng měi zhōu Latin America South America is a subregion of Latin America: Latin America
• 美洲 měi zhōu 美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) South America is a continent in the Americas: America (including North, Central and South America)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

南美洲 is often used with 在 to indicate location, e.g., 在南美洲, not *在美洲南边 to mean the continent.

Example Sentences

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巴西在 南美洲 。

Brazil is in South America.

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Child Words of 南美洲

• 南 南 nán: south
• 美 美 měi: beautiful
• 南美 南美 nán měi: South America
• 洲 洲 zhōu: continent
• 美洲 美洲 měi zhōu: America (including North, Central and South America)