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西北

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

西北风

northwestern wind

他们 朝 着 西北 走 去。

They walked towards the northwest.