Chinese word

南边

Pronunciation

Pinyinnán biān

Meaning

  • nounsouth side

Example

学校在南边。xué xiào zài nán biān

The school is on the south side.

Illustration for 南边 (south side)

More examples

他从南边来。tā cóng nán biān lái

He comes from the south.

Core concept

A southern section marked relative to a place, boundary, or other reference.

Common phrases

  • 从南边来cóng nán biān lái

    come from the south

  • 到南边去dào nán biān qù

    go to the south

  • 南边有nán biān yǒu

    be to the south

Similar words

南方nán fāng: A broad southern direction or region.
南nán: The cardinal direction of south.
旁边páng biān: The place or area beside or near something.

Definition in Chinese

用作方位名词，表示某物或某地的南面位置，既可指明确的一点，也可指一带南侧区域，口语中常见。yòng zuò fāng wèi míng cí biǎo shì mǒu wù huò mǒu dì de nán miàn wèi zhì jì kě zhǐ míng què de yì diǎn yě kě zhǐ yí dài nán cè qū yù kóu yǔ zhōng cháng jiàn

Word origin

南边 (nánbiān, "south side") joins 南 (nán, "south") and 边 (biān, "side"), making a location noun for the part of an area toward the south.

Usage tips

  • The word can name a whole southern area as well as a particular spot, so English "side" is not limited to a narrow edge.

Other meanings

  • southnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 南侧nán cèsouth sidenoun
  • 南面nán miànsouthern sidenoun

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