西北(xī běi): Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
HSK 32 characters
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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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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