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南极 meaning in English

nánjí

the South Pole; the south magnetic pole

HSK 5nounTraditional 南極16 strokes

Meaning of 南极

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

nánjí
  1. the South Pole
  2. the south magnetic pole

How to use 南极

南极 is a noun for the South Pole or the Antarctic region in general. It often appears in phrases like 南极洲 (Nánjízhōu, Antarctica) or 去南极旅行 (going to Antarctica). Example: 企鹅生活在南极。(Qǐ'é shēnghuó zài nánjí.) Penguins live in the Antarctic.

南 (nán) means south and 极 (jí) means pole or extreme point. Put them together and you get the southernmost point of the Earth, the South Pole.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 南极 for Antarctica the continent in formal writing, where 南极洲 is more precise. Also keep 极 (jí) in the second tone, and do not confuse it with 级 (jí, level), which sounds the same but is written differently.

南极 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì史shǐ考kǎo特tè和hé他tā的de伙huǒ伴bàn到dào达dá南nán极jí的de方fāng法fǎ。
This is how Scott and his men arrived at the South Pole.
他tā们men出chū发fā去qù南nán极jí探tàn险xiǎn。
They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.
北běi极jí与yǔ南nán极jí的de温wēn度dù不bù一yí样yàng。
The temperature at the North Pole is different from at the South Pole.
随suí著zhù全quán球qiú气qì温wēn变biàn暖nuǎn，南nán极jí大dà陆lù的de融róng冰bīng量liàng也yě日rì益yì增zēng加jiā。
With global warming, the amount of ice melting in Antarctica is increasing.
南nán极jí因yīn为wèi有yǒu大dà陆lù，所suǒ以yǐ气qì温wēn低dī于yú北běi极jí。
Owing to its landmass, the Antarctic has an air temperature lower than that of the Arctic.

Stroke order for each character

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南 nán · south · 9 strokes

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极 jí · extremely · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 南极.

南边nánbiansouth; south side
南方nánfāngsouth; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of
西南xīnánsouthwest
东南dōngnánsoutheast
极了jí leextremely; exceedingly
南部nánbùsouthern part
积极jījíactive; energetic
积极性jījíxìngzeal; initiative
极其jíqíextremely
北极běijíthe North Pole; the north magnetic pole
消极xiāojínegative; passive
南北nánběinorth and south; north to south

Questions about 南极

What does 南极 mean?

南极 (nánjí) means "the South Pole; the south magnetic pole" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 南极?

南极 is made of 2 characters: 南 (9 strokes), 极 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 南极 an HSK word?

Yes. 南极 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 南极 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 南极 is written 南極.

How do you say the North Pole in Chinese?

The North Pole is 北极 (běijí), built the same way with 北 (běi, north). The Arctic region is also called 北极.

Is 极 in 南极 the same 极 as in 极了?

Yes, it is the same character. In 极了 (jí le) it means extremely, as in 好极了 (hǎo jí le, excellent). In 南极 it keeps its sense of an end point or pole.

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