南半球

nánbànqiú

noun #27,639

Meanings

HSK 4

南半球的季节与北半球相反。

Nánbànqiú de jìjié yǔ běibànqiú xiāngfǎn.

The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere.

HSK 6

澳大利亚和新西兰都位于南半球。

Àodàlìyà hé Xīnxīlán dōu wèiyú nánbànqiú.

Australia and New Zealand are both located in the Southern Hemisphere.

memory

南 = south, 半 = half, 球 = ball/sphere. 'South half of the ball' - the Southern Hemisphere. The same logic gives 北半球 (Northern Hemisphere).

南 nán

半 bàn

球 qiú