xī běi
northwest
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我去过西北。
Wǒ qùguò xīběi.
I have been to the northwest.
西北的风景很美。
Xīběi de fēngjǐng hěn měi.
The scenery in the northwest is very beautiful.
西北的羊肉很有名。
Xīběi de yángròu hěn yǒumíng.
The lamb in the northwest is very famous.
西北部 (xīběibù)
northwest part
西北地区 (xīběidìqū)
northwest region
东南 (dōngnán)
southeast
西南 (xīnán)
southwest
The Chinese word 西北 (xī běi) for "northwest" is composed of two characters: 西 (xī) meaning "west" and 北 (běi) meaning "north". The word 西北 is used to refer to the northwestern region of China, which includes the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. It is also used to refer to the general direction of northwest, as in the phrase 西北风 (xī běi fēng) meaning "northwest wind".The character 西 (xī) is derived from the ancient Chinese character 西, which was originally a pictograph of a person standing with their arms outstretched, facing the west. The character 北 (běi) is derived from the ancient Chinese character 北, which was originally a pictograph of a person standing with their back to the north.The word 西北 is first recorded in the Chinese classic text the Book of Songs, which dates back to the 11th century BC. In the Book of Songs, the word 西北 is used to refer to the northwestern region of China.The word 西北 is also used in other languages, such as Japanese and Korean. In Japanese, the word 西北 is pronounced seihoku and is used to refer to the northwestern region of Japan. In Korean, the word 西北 is pronounced seobuk and is used to refer to the northwestern region of Korea.
