day 9which way is north?
unit 2 · home & neighbourswhich way is north?
Say where places are with north, south, east and west, and say what appeared or went missing.
today’s words
- 东 dōng · east
- 南 nán · south
- 西 xī · west
- 北 běi · north
- 东北 dōngběi · northeast; Northeast China
- 东南 dōngnán · southeast
- 西北 xīběi · northwest
- 西南 xīnán · southwest
- 北方 běifāng · the north; northern China
- 南方 nánfāng · the south; southern China
- 东方 dōngfāng · the east; the East
- 西方 xīfāng · the west; the West
- 中间 zhōngjiān · middle, between
- 中 zhōng · middle; among, in
- 面前 miànqián · in front of (someone)
- 身边 shēnbiān · by one’s side
- 附近 fùjìn · nearby; the area around
- 方向 fāngxiàng · direction
sentences
- 超市在小区的东边。 · The supermarket is on the east side of the estate.
- 北门附近有地铁站。 · There’s an underground station near the north gate.
- 冬天常常刮西北风。 · In winter the wind often blows from the northwest.
- 前面来了一个人。 · Someone has come along up ahead.
- 楼下搬走了一家人。 · A family has moved out downstairs.