东 east读音:英 [iːst] 美 [iːst]

西 west读音 :英 [west] 美 [west]

南south 读音: 英 [saʊθ] 美 [saʊθ]

北 north读音:英 [nɔːθ] 美 [nɔːrθ]

常见短语:

城东 east of the city;

东城 the eastern part of the city;

东郊 eastern suburbs;

上海以西 to the west of Shanghai;

往西去 head west;

西屋 west room;

他独自一人从东到西横越整个非洲大陆。

He traversed alone the whole continent of Africa from east to west.

据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。

They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.

华北 North China;

黄河以北 north of the Huanghe River

例句:

沿着街道往北过了一个街区,我找到了一个停车场。

A block up the street I found a parking lot.