Usage note
南方表示南边的地方。
nán fāng biǎo shì nán biān de dì fāng。
Southern region means the place to the south.
Context note
南方常出现在地理、天气和旅行里。
nán fāng cháng chū xiàn zài dì lǐ 、 tiān qì hé lǚ xíng lǐ。
Southern region often appears in geography, weather, and travel.
5 examples
南方很暖和。
nán fāng hěn nuǎn huo。
The southern region is warm.
我住在南方。
wǒ zhù zài nán fāng。
I live in the south.
我们去南方旅行。
wǒ men qù nán fāng lǚ xíng。
We travel to the south.
南方的冬天不太冷。
nán fāng de dōng tiān bú tài lěng。
Winter in the south is not very cold.
南方有很多水果。
nán fāng yǒu hěn duō shuǐ guǒ。
There are many fruits in the south.
5 mini stories
老师告诉我们，南方和北方天气不一样。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men， nán fāng hé běi fāng tiān qì bù yí yàng。
The teacher told us that the south and north have different weather.
我想去南方看看大海。
wǒ xiǎng qù nán fāng kàn kàn dà hǎi。
I want to go south to see the sea.
南方的冬天比这里暖和。
nán fāng de dōng tiān bǐ zhè lǐ nuǎn huo。
Winter in the south is warmer than here.
朋友从南方来，给我讲了很多故事。
péng yǒu cóng nán fāng lái， gěi wǒ jiǎng le hěn duō gù shì。
A friend came from the south and told me many stories.
地图上南方在下面。
dì tú shàng nán fāng zài xià miàn。
On the map, the south is at the bottom.
Mini dialogue
南方的天气
A
你老家在哪儿？
Nǐ lǎojiā zài nǎr?
Where is your hometown?
B
在南方，那里冬天不冷，夏天很热。
Zài nánfāng, nàlǐ dōngtiān bù lěng, xiàtiān hěn rè.
In the southern region. It's not cold in winter there, but very hot in summer.
南方水果
A
你喜欢吃什么水果？
Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme shuǐguǒ?
What fruit do you like to eat?
B
我喜欢南方的水果，比如荔枝和芒果。
Wǒ xǐhuan nánfāng de shuǐguǒ, bǐrú lìzhī hé mángguǒ.
I like fruits from the southern region, like lychee and mango.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
北方
běi fāng
northern region
opposite region
related
东方
dōng fāng
eastern region
another region
related
西方
xī fāng
western region
another region