Definition
西南 (xī nán) means 'southwest', the direction between west and south. It is more specific than 南 (south) and 南方 (southern region). As a compound direction, it follows the same pattern as 西北 (northwest) and 东南 (southeast).
noun
southwest
Examples
- 西南。Cóng zhèr wǎng xī nán zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào gōngyuán le.Walk southwest from here for ten minutes and you'll reach the park.
- 西南，。xī nán de fēngjǐng hěn měi, zhídé qù kànkan.The scenery in the southwest is beautiful, worth visiting.
- 西南。Tāmen dǎsuàn qù xī nán lǚxíng.They plan to travel to the southwest.
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