南岸

nán'àn
noun #88,846

Meanings

  1. 1 south bank (of a river)
  2. 2 southern shore (of a lake)

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒmen de xuéxiào zài hé de nán'àn.
Our school is on the south bank of the river.
HSK 7-9
Dàqiáo tōngchē yǐhòu, cóng běi'àn dào nán'àn zhǐ xūyào shí fēnzhōng.
Since the bridge opened, it takes only ten minutes to get from the north bank to the south bank.

Tips

usage
After a river or lake name no 的 is needed: 长江南岸 "the south bank of the Yangtze". The opposite side is 北岸. 南岸区 is also a district of 重庆, across the Yangtze from the city centre.

Stroke Order

南 nán
岸 àn