Dictionary › 南面

南面

nán miàn

2-character word

What 南面 means

1. south side
2. south

The characters in 南面

• 南nánsouth
• 面miànface; side; surface

Example sentences

• 这个岛在日本的南面。
  Zhège dǎo zài Rìběn de nánmiàn.
  This island is in the south of Japan.
• 因为几乎所有的四合院有南面的门和主要楼房，所以大部分的胡同是从东到西建造的。
  Yīnwèi jīhū suǒyǒu de sìhéyuàn yǒu nánmiàn de mén hé zhǔyào lóufáng, suǒyǐ dàbùfen de hútòng shì cóng dōng dào xī jiànzào de.
  Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.