南北 (nán běi) means “north and south; north to south”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
中国南北方的饮食很不一样。
Zhōngguó nán běi fāng de yǐnshí hěn bù yīyàng.
Food in northern and southern China is very different.
Updated: 2026-07-18