南方
nán fāng
Pinyin

Definition

南方
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nán fāng
  1. south
  2. the southern part of the country
  3. the South

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

南
Nán
  1. 1 surname Nan
南京
Nán jīng
  1. 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
  2. 2 capital of China at different historical periods
地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
官方
guān fāng
  1. 1 government
  2. 2 official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
  1. 1 counterpart
  2. 2 other person involved
  3. 3 opposite side
  4. 4 other side
  5. 5 receiving party
方
Fāng
  1. 1 surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 suitable
  3. 3 to facilitate
  4. 4 to make things easy
  5. 5 having money to spare
  6. 6 (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
  1. 1 way
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 mode
  5. 5 pattern
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方程式
fāng chéng shì
  1. 1 equation
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
湖南
Hú nán
  1. 1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
下方
xià fāng
  1. 1 underneath
  2. 2 below
  3. 3 the underside
  4. 4 world of mortals
  5. 5 to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
  1. 1 the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
  1. 1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
  1. 1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
  1. 1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) all over China
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
  1. 1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to become agitated
  2. 2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered

Sample Sentences

对呀，中国地域那么广，各地饮食习惯和口感真是大相径庭，北方偏咸，南方偏甜。拿我们浙菜来说，烹调方法就多以烧、蒸、炖、煨为主，口感清香。
duìya ，Zhōngguó dìyù nàme guǎng ，gèdì yǐnshí xíguàn hé kǒugǎn zhēn shì dàxiāng jìng tíng ，běifāng piān xián ，nánfāng piān tián 。ná wǒmen zhècài láishuō ，pēngtiáo fāngfǎ jiù duō yǐ shāo 、zhēng 、dùn 、wēi wéizhǔ ，kǒugǎn qīngxiāng 。
Yeah, China has such vast territory, the food and drink habits and flavors are poles apart. The north tends towards saltiness and the south tends towards sweetness. In terms of our Zhejiang cuisine, the cooking methods are mainly roasting, steaming, stewing and simmering, and the flavors are light and fragrant.
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是啊，那传统的南方家庭年夜饭前呢是要祭祖的。
shì a ，nà chuántǒng de nánfāng jiātíng niányèfàn qián ne shì yào jìzǔ de 。
Yes, traditionally in southern Chinese homes, before Chinese New Year dinner they worship their ancestors.
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从黑龙江到岭南，13个地区为中国贡献了75%以上的粮食产量。由于粮食生产和人口分布的差异性，必须通过“北粮南运”解决南方的粮食需求。
cóng Hēilóngjiāng dào Lǐngnán ， ge dìqū wèi Zhōngguó gòngxiàn le yǐshàng de liángshi chǎnliàng 。yóuyú liángshi shēngchǎn hé rénkǒu fēnbù de chāyìxìng ，bìxū tōngguò “běiliángnányùn ”jiějué nánfāng de liángshi xūqiú 。
From Heilongjiang to Lingnan, 13 regions contribute to more than 75% of China's grain production. Due to the differences in food production and population distribution, food demand in the South has to be solved through the “Northern Grain and South Transportation”.
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中国人不全都吃米饭，北方人都吃面，南方人都吃米饭。
Zhōngguó rén bù quándōu chī mǐfàn ，běifāng rén dōu chī miàn ，nánfāng rén dōu chī mǐfàn 。
Not all Chinese people eat rice. All northerners eat noodles, and all southerners eat rice.
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事情发生在两千多年前的中国南方
shìqing fāshēng zài liǎng qiān duō niánqián de Zhōngguó nánfāng
The story takes place in southern China 2000 years ago...
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从路径图上可以看到明天台风会到长江口南方，也就是上海一带，之后逐渐北转远离台湾。
cóng lùjìngtú shàng kěyǐ kàndào míngtiān táifēng huì dào Chángjiāng kǒu nánfāng ，yějiùshì Shànghǎi yídài ，zhīhòu zhújiàn běizhuǎn yuǎnlí Táiwān 。
From the map of the expected trajectory, we can see that tomorrow the typhoon will arrive just south of the mouth of the Yangtze river, around Shanghai and then it will gradually turn northwards away from Taiwan.
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按照形状和口味，粽子可以分成北方粽和南方粽，南方粽大部分是咸的，也比较大。
ànzhào xíngzhuàng hé kǒuwèi ，zòngzi kěyǐ fēn chéng běifāngzòng hé nánfāngzòng ，nánfāngzòng dàbùfēn shì xián de ，yě bǐjiào dà 。
According to their shape or flavour, sticky rice dumplings can be divided into northern or southern dumplings. Southern dumplings are usually savoury and larger in size.
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一群大雁飞往南方。
yī qún dàyàn fēi wǎng nánfāng 。
A flock of geese flew south.
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窝心在南方是指一个人很贴心。
wōxīn zài nánfāng shìzhǐ yī ge rén hěn tiēxīn 。
In the South, “wōxīn”means that a person is satisfied and happy.
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也有一些词语南方和北方一样，可是意思不一样。
yě yǒu yīxiē cíyǔ nánfāng hé běifāng yīyàng ，kěshì yìsi bù yīyàng 。
Some words are the same in the South and the North, but their meanings are different.
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