南北通透

南北 nánběi HSK 5 #18,048

north and south / from north to south

南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé #49,692

shafts pointing south but wheels rolling north / to act in a way that defeats one's purpose / to go in the opposite direction from one's goal

大江南北 dàjiāngnánběi #53,394

north and south of the Yangtze (idiom) / across the whole country; all over China / throughout the land

南来北往 nánláiběiwǎng #87,671

coming from the south, going to the north / travelers passing through from all directions / constant comings and goings

天南地北 tiānnándìběi #85,391

south of the sky and north of the earth / from all corners of the country; far apart; (to chat) about all sorts of things

南边 nánbian HSK 1 #8,115

south side / to the south

南部 nánbù HSK 3 #5,194

southern part / the south

南方 nánfāng HSK 2 #2,940

the south / southern China

南 nán HSK 1 #2,247

south

北边 běibiān HSK 1 #7,752

north side / to the north