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西北
xīběi
1. northwest
Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown

西
xī
west, western, westward
HSK 1 6 丶
北
běi
north; northern; northward
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (10)

西北方
xīběifāng
northwest
西北部
Xīběibù
northwest part
喝西北风
hēxīběifēng
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
东南西北
dōngnánxīběi
east, south, west and north
西北大学
XīběiDàxué
Northwest University
东南西北中
dōngnánxīběizhōng
the five directions [[五方]] east, south, west, north and middle
中国西北边陲
Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
西北工业大学
XīběiGōngyèDàxué
Northwestern Polytechnical University
西北航空公司
XīběiHángkōngGōngsī
Northwest Airlines
西北农林科技大学
XīběiNónglínKējìDàxué
North West Agriculture and Forestry University

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