English–Chinese
“northwest” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxī běi
Example
飞机向西北飞去。fēi jī xiàng xī běi fēi qù
The plane flies northwest.
How to say “northwest” in Chinese
“Northwest” in Chinese is 西北 (xī běi).
The upper-left sector on a standard north-up map, extending from a direction to the land located there.
Example sentences with 西北
这张地图上标出西北方向。zhè zhāng dì tú shàng biāo chū xī běi fāng xiàng
This map shows the northwest direction.
Tips for using 西北
- Chinese can use one directional word both for where something goes and for a broad area, so a movement expression and a regional expression provide different contexts for this word.