南部

nán bù

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. southern part

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 北部 běi bù 北部 běi bù northern part southern part versus northern part: northern part

Related words

3 items

• 东部 dōng bù 东部 dōng bù the east eastern part as another cardinal direction: the east
• 西部 xī bù 西部 xī bù western part western part as another cardinal direction: western part
• 南方 nán fāng 南方 nán fāng south often refers to the South in general, not necessarily a part of something: south

Usage notes

Collocations

南部 is commonly used in geographic contexts, e.g., 中国南部 (southern China) or 岛屿的南部 (southern part of the island).

Common mistakes

南部 is used to refer to a specific southern part of a place, while 南方 means the South in a broader or cultural sense. Do not confuse the two.

Example Sentences

2 shown

这座山的 南部 有很多村庄。

There are many villages in the southern part of this mountain.

她們現在在法國 南部 。

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Words Containing 南部

• 中南部 中南部 zhōng nán bù: south central region
• 南部县 南部县 nán bù xiàn: Nanbu county in Nanchong 南充[nán chōng], Sichuan
• 东南部 东南部 dōng nán bù: southeast part
• 西南部 西南部 xī nán bù: southwest part

Child Words of 南部

• 南 南 nán: south
• 部 部 bù: ministry