南非
Nán fēi
Pinyin

Definition

南非
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Nán fēi
  1. South Africa

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
湖南
Hú nán
  1. 1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
非
Fēi
  1. 1 abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
中南海
Zhōng nán hǎi
  1. 1 Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
以南
yǐ nán
  1. 1 to the south of (suffix)
北非
Běi Fēi
  1. 1 North Africa
南下
nán xià
  1. 1 to go down south
南京市
Nán jīng shì
  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
南京路
Nán jīng lù
  1. 1 Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai
南充
Nán chōng
  1. 1 Nanchong prefecture level city in Sichuan
南北
nán běi
  1. 1 north and south
  2. 2 north to south
南城
Nán chéng
  1. 1 Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
南宁
Nán níng
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
南宁市
Nán níng Shì
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū] in south China
南山
Nán shān
  1. 1 Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
  2. 2 Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
南山区
Nán shān qū
  1. 1 Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
  2. 2 Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[Hè gǎng], Heilongjiang
南岸
Nán àn
  1. 1 Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
南岳
Nán yuè
  1. 1 Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Héng yáng shì], Hunan
  2. 2 Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]

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)
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)
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 between laughter and tears
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
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
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
  1. 1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief

Sample Sentences

世界杯将在南非举行。
Shìjièbēi jiāng zài Nánfēi jǔxíng 。
The World Cup will be held in South Africa.
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南非？有很多钻石。
Nánfēi ？yǒu hěn duō zuànshí 。
South Africa? There's a lot of diamonds there.
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南非。
Nánfēi 。
South Africa.
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美国正在将其部署在印度洋的总数为二十艘的“林肯航空母舰”舰队派往开普敦海域，预计将对南非实施军事打击。
Měiguó zhèngzài jiāng qí bùshǔ zài Yìndùyáng de zǒngshù wéi èrshí sōu de “línkěn hángkōngmǔjiàn ”jiànduì pàiwǎng Kāipǔdūn hǎiyù ，yùjì jiāng duì Nánfēi shíshī jūnshì dǎjī 。
Now, America is sending the twenty ships in its ``Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Group" from the Indian Ocean to the sea around Cape Town. Looks like they'll carry out a military attack against South Africa.
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现在世界局势紧张，没准儿过一阵子，只有两极地区是安全的处女地了。就算不是南非，别的国家也会去占领的。它南非只是近水楼台先得月罢了。
xiànzài shìjiè júshì jǐnzhāng ，méizhǔnr guò yīzhènzi ，zhǐyǒu liǎngjí dìqū shì ānquán de chǔnǚdì le 。jiùsuàn bù shì Nánfēi ，biéde guójiā yě huì qù zhànlǐng de 。tā Nánfēi zhǐshì jìnshuǐ lóutái xiāndéyuè bàle 。
These days, the world situation is very tense. Who knows-- in no time at all, maybe the Poles will be the only safe places! Even if it weren't South Africa, other countries would go claim it. South Africa just got it first because they start out from a favorable position.
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什么！南非偷偷地在南极洲插上了自己的国旗！这是公然的挑衅行为，我国外交部要对其行为发出严正的警告！
shénme ！Nánfēi tōutōu de zài Nánjízhōu chā shàng le zìjǐ de guóqí ！zhè shì gōngrán de tiǎoxìn xíngwéi ，wǒguó wàijiāobù yào duì qí xíngwéi fāchū yánzhèng de jǐnggào ！
What! South Africa sneakily planted its national flag in Antarctica! This is a blatant provocation. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a serious warning about this!
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