nán
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How to write (nán) in Chinese

(pinyin: nán, written "nan" or "nan") means south; southern; southward. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • south; southern; southward

Stroke order

Examples

南方地区有小到中雨,出门请记得带伞。
nán fāng dì qū yǒu xiǎo dào zhōng yǔ, chū mén qǐng jì de dài sǎn.
Southern regions will have light to moderate rain. Remember to bring an umbrella if you go out.
本台消息:连接上海和南宁的新高铁线路今天正式开通。
běn tái xiāo xi: lián jiē shàng hǎi hé nán níng de xīn gāo tiě xiàn lù jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi tōng.
From our station: the new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai and Nanning officially opened today.
从上海到南宁的旅行时间将从过去的十二小时缩短到六个半小时。
cóng shàng hǎi dào nán níng de lǚ xíng shí jiān jiāng cóng guò qù de shí èr xiǎo shí suō duǎn dào liù ge bàn xiǎo shí.
Travel time from Shanghai to Nanning will be cut from the previous 12 hours to six and a half hours.
经过两天的努力,云南省北部的森林大火终于在今天上午得到控制。
jīng guò liǎng tiān de nǔ lì, yún nán shěng běi bù de sēn lín dà huǒ zhōng yú zài jīn tiān shàng wǔ dé dào kòng zhì.
After two days of effort, the major forest fire in northern Yunnan Province was finally brought under control this morning.
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