Pronunciation
:
xīnán
Meaning
:
(noun) southwest
HSK
:
2
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
  1. (noun) west
  2. (noun) occidental; western
  3. (noun) 东西 – things
Radical
:
西
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
西
Notes
:
东西 (dōng xi) : means east and west, and also means things
Sentences:
风从西南方向吹来。
The wind is blowing from the southwest.

fēng cóng xī nán fāng xiàng chuī lái 。

:
wind
:
from
西南
:
southwest
方向
:
direction
吹来
:
blow
我家在城市的西南部。
My home is in the southwest part of the city.

wǒ jiā zài chéng shì de xī nán bù 。

我家
:
my home
:
in
城市
:
city
:
(possessive particle)
西南部
:
southwest part
那条河在西南方向流。
That river flows toward the southwest.

nà tiáo hé zài xī nán fāng xiàng liú 。

那条
:
that (measure word for long things)
:
river
:
in
西南
:
southwest
方向
:
direction
:
flow
他们往西南走去。
They walked toward the southwest.

tā men wǎng xī nán zǒu qù 。

他们
:
they
:
toward
西南
:
southwest
走去
:
walk