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southwest

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xi1nan2 • xīnán

Meaning


Primary

southwest

Mnemonic


Combine 西 west and 南 south and you get 西南 southwest.

Usage


它 在 我们 的 西南 方。

It's to the southwest of us.

太阳 在 西南 方 的 天空 中。

The sun is in the southwestern sky.

他们 往 西南 方向 开车。

They drove southwest.