north
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northwest
north-west, northwestern
For compass directions, east-west comes before north-south in Chinese, as we see here.
學校 在 公園 的 西北。
Xuéxiào zài gōngyuán de xīběi.
The school is northwest of the park.
我 的 窗戶 朝 西北。
Wǒ de chuānghù cháo xīběi.
My window faces northwest.
西北 方 有 一 座 山。
Xīběi fāng yǒu yī zuò shān.
There is a mountain to the northwest.