Definition
北美洲 (Běi Měi Zhōu) is the continent of North America. Its sibling 南美洲 (Nán Měi Zhōu) refers to South America — the two are distinguished by direction (北 'north' vs 南 'south').
noun
North America
Examples
- 北美洲。běi měi zhōu yǒu hěnduō dà chéngshì.North America has many big cities.
- 北美洲。Wǒ yǐhòu xiǎng qù běi měi zhōu lǚyóu.I want to travel to North America in the future.
- 北美洲。běi měi zhōu de miànjī bǐ Ōuzhōu dà.North America's area is larger than Europe.
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