西北(xī běi)

HSK 32 characters

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 西北 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 冷风从西北方向吹来。

    lěng fēng cóng xī běi fāng xiàng chuī lái

    A cold wind blew from the northwest.

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