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What does 西北 mean?

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西北 xīběi

northwest

It can also mean

  • Northwest China

Its characters

  1. 西 xī west
  2. 北 běi north

In a sentence

风从西北吹过来。 The wind is blowing from the northwest.

可是,现在是冬天,河上的风是从西北来的。

From 苦肉计 · The Beaten General

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