西南

• 拼音: xī nán
• 汉字拆解: 西 = pictograph of a bird's nest (west); 南 = originally depicted a musical instrument, later associated with the south

含义

Southwest. A cardinal direction referring to the area between west and south.

Used for geographical directions and regions. In China, 西南 often refers to the southwest region including Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Chongqing. Also used in everyday directional speech.

例句

1. 公园在我家的西南方向。
2. 中国西南的风景很美。
3. 明天西南地区会下雨。

用法指南

语境: directions, geography, weather

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 云南在中国的西南部。(Yunnan is in the southwest of China.)
• 请往西南方向走。(Please walk in the southwest direction.)

错误说法

• 把西南说成南西 (Don't say 南西 — the correct order in Chinese is always 西南 for southwest)

起源与历史

西 (xī, west) + 南 (nán, south). A compound of two directional characters forming the intercardinal direction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal