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南下 Pronunciation and Pinyin

南下 Usage and Examples

go south

move south

migrate south

advance south

在我们动身南下之前,没有必要把它带走。

No use to take it away till we start south.

朝鲜的空军和装甲部队的弱点,以及长期缺乏燃料,意味着他们南下作战的能力是有限的。

The weaknesses of North Korea's air force and armored forces, as well as its chronic lack of fuel, mean that their ability to fight south is limited.

The characters in 南下

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
南
nán9south direction
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend

More words starting with 南

  • nán南jīng京Nanjing
  • nán南jīng京shì市Nanjing City, Nanjing
  • nán南jīng京de的Nanjing's, of Nanjing
  • nán南rén人jià驾chuán船běi北rén人chéng乘mǎ马Southerners sail boats, Northerners ride horses., Southern people are good at boating, Northern people at horsemanship.
  • nán南guān冠Prisoner, Captive
  • nán南běi北north and south
  • nán南běi北wén文huà化Northern and Southern cultures, North-South cultural differences
  • nán南běi北fāng方the North and the South, North and South
  • nán南běi北fāng方xiàng向north-south direction, north-south
  • nán南běi北cháo朝Northern and Southern Dynasties
  • nán南běi北huò货dried food products, preserved provisions
  • nán南běi北huò货wù物North-south goods, Diverse regional products

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Questions about 南下

What does 南下 mean in Chinese?

南下 (nán xià) means “go south, move south, migrate south, advance south”.

How do you pronounce 南下?

南下 is pronounced nán xià in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “go south” in Chinese?

“go south” is 南下 (nán xià) in Chinese.

How is 南下 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 南下, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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