北方
Definition
(noun) North; the direction that is opposite to the south
Examples
“他来自北方的一个小城市。”
“北方风一吹，窗户就关上了。”
As soon as the north wind picked up, I shut the window.
“我下周要往北方走，去哈尔滨。”
I'm heading north next week, to Harbin.
“从这里往北方开，半小时就到海边。”
Drive north from here, and you'll hit the coast in half an hour.
“老王总说，冬天一到，北方的夜就特别长。”
Old Wang always says that once winter sets in, the nights up north get really long.
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