我们知道中国很大，因为中国南方北方的地理位置、气候特征、历史文化、风俗习惯以及政治经济活动等方面都有不同，这就造成了中国南方北方的显著差异。
气候方面，南方雨季更长，都集中在夏秋季节，比较潮湿；
而北方则降水较少，比较干旱。
因为历史的原因，中国北方军事、政治活动更活跃，南方经济、文化产业更发达。
文化方面，北方大部分地区都是北方方言区，交流没有什么问题。
而南方因为地理环境比较复杂，有很多方言，差异很大。
中国的南方北方还有很多差异，你还知道什么？
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography |
| 位置 | wèi zhì | position / place / seat |
| 气候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 特征 | tè zhēng | characteristic / diagnostic property / distinctive feature / trait |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 风俗 | fēng sú | social custom |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit / custom / usual practice |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì | political |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 活动 | huó dòng | (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 显著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 雨季 | yǔ jì | rainy season |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate / to centralize / to focus / to put together |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 夏 | xià | summer |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn / fall / harvest time |
| 季节 | jì jié | time / season / period |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 潮湿 | cháo shī | damp / moist |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then |
| 降水 | jiàng shuǐ | rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) |
| 较 | jiào | (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather |
| 少 | shǎo | few / less |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | arid / dry |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active / lively / excited |
| 产业 | chǎn yè | industry / industrial |
| 发达 | fā dá | well-developed; flourishing |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | the greater part; the majority; most |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 方言 | fāng yán | topolect / dialect |
| 区 | qū | area / region / district |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 什么 | shén me | something; anything |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment / circumstances / surroundings |
| 复杂 | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 你 | nǐ | you |