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Usages of nánbian
图书馆 北 边 有 一 个 小 公园， 南 边 是 银行。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.
公园 南边 有 一 个 安静 的 图书馆。gōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.
明天 我们 在 火车站 见面， 然后 一起 坐 火车 去 这 个 城市 南边 的 公园。Míngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiànmiàn, ránhòu yìqǐ zuò huǒchē qù zhè gè chéngshì nánbian de gōngyuán.
Tomorrow we’ll meet at the train station and then take a train together to the park in the south of this city.
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