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nán四个方向之一,和“北”相对

nán (second tone, rising)nan2

四个方向之一,和“北”相对

HSK 3· HSK 1–4(旧版)三级· “三等九级”国际中文水平标准noun
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  1. 四个方向之一,和“北”相对

    The direction. Chinese names the compass in the order 东南西北, not north-first as English does, and a Chinese address works down from the largest unit to the smallest in the same spirit.

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例句

  • 从这儿向南走十分钟就是火车站。從這兒向南走十分鐘就是火車站。Cóng (second tone, rising) zhèr (fourth tone, falling) xiàng (fourth tone, falling) nán (second tone, rising) zǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) fēnzhōng (first tone, high and level) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) huǒchēzhàn. (third tone, dipping)···

    Walk south from here for ten minutes and you are at the railway station.

  • 我的房间向南,太阳很好。我的房間向南,太陽很好。 (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) fángjiān (second tone, rising) xiàng (fourth tone, falling) nán, (second tone, rising) tàiyáng (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

    My room faces south — it gets lovely sun.

常见错误

  • 不太对我南走。

    正确我向南走。

    A bare direction word cannot govern a verb. It needs 向 or 往 in front of it: 向南走, 向东看. Alone, 南 only names the place.