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西北

xī běi · xi bei/Xī běi · xi bei

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这(zhè)片(piàn)沙(shā)漠(mò)位(wèi)于(yú)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)西(xī)北(běi)部(bù)。

This desert is located in the northwest part of the city.

秋(qiū)天(tiān)常(cháng)刮(guā)西(xī)北(běi)风(fēng)，天(tiān)气(qì)会(huì)很(hěn)快(kuài)变(biàn)冷(lěng)。

In autumn the northwest wind often blows, and the weather quickly turns cold.

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west

north; (classical) to be defeated

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