西南

xī nán

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HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. southwest

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 东南 dōng nán 东南 dōng nán southeast southeast as a coordinate direction: southeast
• 东北 dōng běi 东北 dōng běi Northeast China northeast as a coordinate direction: Northeast China
• 西北 xī běi 西北 xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) northwest as a coordinate direction: Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
• 南方 nán fāng 南方 nán fāng south south as a broader region: south

Usage notes

Collocations

Used with 部, 方向, or 地区 to specify a southwest area, e.g., 西南部 (southwestern part).

Example Sentences

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我的家乡在中国的 西南 。

My hometown is in the southwest of China.

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Words Containing 西南

• 向西南 向西南 xiàng xī nán: southwestward
• 国立西南联合大学 国立西南联合大学 guó lì xī nán lián hé dà xué: National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)
• 东西南北 东西南北 dōng xī nán běi: east west south north
• 西南中沙群岛 西南中沙群岛 xī nán zhōng shā qún dǎo: Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
• 西南亚 西南亚 xī nán yà: southwest Asia
• 西南交通大学 西南交通大学 xī nán jiāo tōng dà xué: Southwest Jiaotong University
• 西南冠纹柳莺 西南冠纹柳莺 xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
• 西南大学 西南大学 xī nán dà xué: Southwest University (Chongqing)
• 西南栗耳凤鹛 西南栗耳凤鹛 xī nán lì ěr fèng méi: (bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)
• 西南部 西南部 xī nán bù: southwest part
• 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 qián xī nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu: Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市|兴义市

Child Words of 西南

• 南 南 nán: south
• 西 西 xī: the West