Chinese people also believe in doing things in a clockwise direction and not in an anti-clockwise position where possible. Hence, the audio below will read 东、南、西、北、东北、东南、西南、西北 in a clockwise direction instead of the horizontal line. Therefore, do not be confused.

North-West 西北 Xī Běi	North 北 Běi	North-East 东北 Dōng běi
West 西 Xī	✴	East 东 Dōng
South-West 西南 Xī nán	South 南 Nán	South-East 东南 Dōng nán

Compass	指南针，罗盘	Zhǐnánzhēn, Luópán
World Map	世界地图	Shìjiè dìtú
Direction	方位, 方向	Fāngwèi, Fāngxiàng
Position	位置	Wèizhì
Geography	地理	Dìlǐ
Geographic Position	地理位置	Dìlǐ wèizhì
Region, Area	地区	Dìqū
Place, Location	地方	Dìfāng
Located, Situated	位于	Wèiyú
Where	哪里，在什么地方	Nǎlǐ, Zài shénme dìfāng

Towards, To	向，朝，往	Xiàng, Cháo, Wǎng
Sense of Direction	方向感	Fāngxiàng gǎn
Lose One’s Way	迷失方向，迷路	Míshī fāngxiàng, Mílù
East, Eastern Part	东部	Dōngbù
South, Southern Part	南部	Nánbù
West, Western Part	西部	Xībù
North, Northern Part	北部	Běibù
Centre	正中，中心， 中央，中间	Zhèngzhòng, Zhōngxīn, Zhōngyāng, Zhōngjiān
Clockwise Direction	顺时针方向	Shùn shízhēn fāngxiàng
Anti-Clockwise Direction	逆时针方向	Nì shízhēn fāngxiàng

Where is China geographic position on the world map?

中国地理位置在世界地图哪里？
Zhōng guó dì lǐ wèi zhì zài shì jiè dì tú nǎ lǐ?

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China is located in the eastern part of Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean.

中国位于亚洲东部、太平洋西岸。
Zhōng guó wèi yú yà zhōu dōng bù, tài píng yáng xī’àn.

Beijing is in which part of China?

北京在中国的什么方位？
Běi jīng zài zhōng guó de shén me fāng wèi?

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Beijing is in the Northern part of China.

北京在中国北部。
Běi jīng zài zhōng guó běi bù.

Jiuzhaigou is situated at which place?

九塞沟位于什么地方？
Jiǔ sāi gōu wèi yú shén me dì fāng?

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Jiuzhaigou is situated in Sichuan Province, one of the three provinces in Southwest China.

九塞沟位于四川省，是中国西南地区的三大省份之一。
Jiǔ sāi gōu wèi yú sì chuān shěng, shì zhōng guó xī nán dì qū de sān dà shěng fèn zhī yī.

Where is Harbin in Heilongjiang?

哈尔滨在黑龙江哪里？
Hā’ěr bīn zài hēi lóng jiāng nǎ lǐ?

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Harbin belongs to Heilongjiang Province in the northern geographic region of Northeast China (Dongbei). Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang, located in the South of Heilongjiang.

哈尔滨属于黑龙江中国东北北部地区。哈尔滨是黑龙江的首都，位于黑龙江南部。 
Hā’ěr bīn shǔ yú hēi lóng jiāng zhōng guó dōng běi běi bù dì qū. Hā’ěr bīn shì hēi lóng jiāng de shǒu dū, wèi yú hēi lóng jiāng nán bù.

Which direction should I walk if I am lost in the forest? My sense of direction is not that good.

如果我在森林迷失方向，往哪里走？我的方向感不是太好。
Rú guǒ wǒ zài sēn lín mí shī fāng xiàng, wǎng nǎ lǐ zǒu? Wǒ de fāng xiàng gǎn bù shì tài hǎo.

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If you are lost in the forest, always head towards the north.

如果你在森林里迷路，永远朝北方向走。
Rú guǒ nǐ zài sēn lín lǐ mí lù, yǒng yuǎn cháo běi fāng xiàng zǒu.

Oriental People	东方人	Dōngfāng rén
Westerners	西方人	Xīfāng rén
Eastern Countries	东方国家	Dōngfāng wénhuà
Western Culture	西方国家	Xīfāng wénhuà
Eastern Culture	东方文化	Dōngfāng wénhuà
Western Culture	西方文化	Xīfāng wénhuà
Chinese and Western Culture	中西方文化	Zhōng xīfāng wénhuà
North America	北美，北美洲	Běiměi, Běi měizhōu
South America	南美，南美洲	Nánměi, Nán měizhōu
Latin America	拉美，拉丁美洲	Lāměi, Lādīng měizhōu
Northern Europe	北欧	Běi’ōu
Southern Europe	南欧	Nán’ōu
Eastern Europe	东欧	Dōng’ōu
Western Europe	西欧	Xī’ōu
South-East Asia	东南亚	Dōngnányà

Which western country do you want to travel the most?

你最想去哪个西方国家旅行？
Nǐ zuì xiǎng qù nǎ ge xī fāng guó jiā lǚ xíng?

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Oriental refers to the people of the East, generally refers to Asians.

東方人是指东方国家的人，一般指亚洲人。
Dōng fāng rén shì zhǐ dōng fāng guó jiā de rén, yī bān zhǐ yà zhōu rén.

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Although I am a Westerner, I am very interested in Eastern (Oriental) culture.

虽然我是西方人，我却对东方文化非常感兴趣。
Suī rán wǒ shì xī fāng rén, wǒ què duì dōng fāng wén huà fēi cháng gǎn xìng qù.

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What is the difference between the Western and Eastern culture?

西方文化与东方文化有什么区别？
Xī fāng wén huà yǔ dōng fāng wén huà yǒu shé me qū bié?

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I want to travel to South America, especially in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Argentina.

我想去南美洲旅行， 尤其是巴西、哥伦比亚、智利和阿根廷。
Wǒ xiǎng qù nán měi zhōu lǚ xíng, yóu qí shì bā xī, gē lún bǐ yǎ, zhì lì hé ā gēn tíng.

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The five Nordic countries in Northern Europe are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

北欧五国是位于北欧的丹麦、芬兰、冰岛、挪威和瑞典。
Běi’ōu wǔ guó shì wèi yú běi’ōu de dān mài, fēn lán, bīng dǎo, nuó wēi hé ruì diǎn.

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Eastern Europe’s economy is not better than the countries in Western Europe.

东欧经济不比西欧国家来得好。
Dōng’ōu jīng jì bú bǐ xī’ōu guó jiā lái dé hǎo.

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In South France, Nice is a famous Gold Coast.

在南法，尼斯是个著名的黄金海岸。
Zài nán fǎ, ní sī shì gè zhù míng de huáng jīn hǎi’àn.

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How many countries are there in Southeast Asia?

东南亚一共有几个国家？
Dōng nán yà yī gòng yǒu jǐ gè guó jiā?

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Southeast Asia has a total of 11 countries. They are Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

东南亚一共有11个国家。 它们是文莱、柬埔寨、东帝汶、印度尼西亚、老挝、马来西亚、缅甸、菲律宾、新加坡、泰国和越南。

Dōng nán yà yī gòng yǒu 11 gè guó jiā. Tā men shì wén lái, jiǎn pǔ zhài, dōng dì wèn, yìn dù ní xī yà, lǎo wō, mǎ lái xī yà, miǎn diàn, fēi lǜ bīn, xīn jiā pō, tài guó hé yuè nán.