6 sentences

1. 我忘了我的指南针。

   wǒ wàng​le wǒ​de zhǐ​nán​zhēn.

   I forgot my compass.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 我们没有指南针。

   wǒ​men méi​yǒu zhǐ​nán​zhēn.

   We don't have a compass.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 为什么指南针能指示方向？

   wèi​shén​me zhǐ​nán​zhēn néng zhǐ​shì fāng​xiàng?

   Why can a compass indicate direction?

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 你懂得怎么用指南针的，对吧？

   nǐ dǒng​de zěn​me yòng zhǐ​nán​zhēn de, duì ba?

   You know how to use a compass, right?

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 他不需要指南针告诉他西南部在哪里。

   tā bù​xū​yào zhǐ​nán​zhēn gào​sù tā xī​nán​bù zài nǎ​li.

   He did not need a compass to tell him where southwest was.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 自从我们的祖先发明指南针以来，将近两千年过去了。

   zì​cóng wǒ​men de zǔ​xiān fā​míng zhǐ​nán​zhēn yǐ​lái, jiāng​jìn liǎng qiān nián guò​qù le.

   Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken