西北

xī běi

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
2. northwest

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 东南 dōng nán 东南 dōng nán southeast 方位: southeast

Related words

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• 新疆 xīn jiāng 新疆 xīn jiāng Xinjiang 西北省份: Xinjiang

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 部 (bù) as in 西北部 (northwestern part), or with 风 (fēng) as in 西北风 (northwest wind).

Common mistakes

When referring to the direction, do not confuse 西北 (xī běi) with 北西 (běi xī); only the former is correct.

Example Sentences

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风从 西北 方向吹来。

The wind blows from the northwest.

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Words Containing 西北

• 中国西北边陲 中国西北边陲 zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí: border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
• 东南西北 东南西北 dōng nán xī běi: east, south, west and north
• 东南西北中 东南西北中 dōng nán xī běi zhōng: the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
• 西北大学 西北大学 xī běi dà xué: Northwest University
• 西北工业大学 西北工业大学 xī běi gōng yè dà xué: Northwestern Polytechnical University
• 西北方 西北方 xī běi fāng: northwest
• 西北航空公司 西北航空公司 xī běi háng kōng gōng sī: Northwest Airlines
• 西北农林科技大学 西北农林科技大学 xī běi nóng lín kē jì dà xué: Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
• 西北部 西北部 xī běi bù: northwest part

Child Words of 西北

• 北 北 běi: north
• 西 西 xī: the West