Chinese word

朝南

Pronunciation

Pinyincháo nán

Meaning

  • verbface south

Example

我们的房子朝南，冬天很暖和。wǒ men de fáng zi cháo nán dōng tiān hěn nuǎn huo

Our house faces south, so it is warm in winter.

Illustration for 朝南 (face south)

More examples

租的房子朝南，阳光很好。zū de fáng zi cháo nán yáng guāng hěn hǎo

The rented house faces south, so it gets plenty of sunlight.

Core concept

A home or room turns its main open side toward the southern sky, giving its orientation a clear link to daylight.

Common phrases

  • 房子朝南fáng zi cháo nán

    house faces south

  • 窗户朝南chuāng hù cháo nán

    window faces south

Similar words

向南xiàng nán: To point or be oriented toward the south, describing a building or object.
朝向cháo xiàng: To have a surface or main part facing south.
面向miàn xiàng: To have the front or principal side facing south.

Definition in Chinese

表示面向南侧或朝向南方，通常用于说明房屋或房间的朝向与采光条件。biǎo shì miàn xiàng nán cè huò cháo xiàng nán fāng tōng cháng yòng yú shuō míng fáng wū huò fáng jiān de cháo xiàng yǔ cǎi guāng tiáo jiàn

Word origin

朝南 (cháonán, "face south") combines 朝 (cháo, "face toward") with 南 (nán, "south"), so the compound treats the southern direction as the side a place faces.

Usage tips

  • English often uses south-facing as an adjective, whereas Chinese treats the direction as a verb-like predicate after the place being described.

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