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northwest

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xi1bei3 • xīběi

Meaning


Primary

northwest

Alternatives

north-west, northwestern

Hint

For compass directions, east-west comes before north-south in Chinese, as we see here.

Mnemonic


西北 Northwest is the halfway point between the 西 west and 北 north directions.

Usage


学校 在 公园 的 西北。

The school is northwest of the park.

我 的 窗户 朝 西北。

My window faces northwest.

西北 方 有 一 座 山。

There is a mountain to the northwest.