Going toward the north, or built to carry people that way. A northbound train is the one heading north; a northbound lane is the side of the road for traffic going north.

Going toward the north朝北走 or built to carry people that way或是設計來把人載往北方的 A northbound train一輛northbound的火車 is the one heading north就是開往北方的那班 a northbound lane一條northbound車道 is the side of the road for traffic going north就是給往北方向車流走的那一側

You can use it before a noun (the northbound bus) or after a verb (we were northbound on the motorway). Signs, traffic reports, and travel talk love it.

You你 can use it before a noun可以放在名詞前面用 the northbound bus像the northbound bus or after a verb或放在動詞後面用 we were northbound on the motorway像we were northbound on the motorway Signs, traffic reports, and travel talk路標、路況報導和旅遊資訊 love it都很愛用這個字

Though actually -bound here does not mean “tied up”; it means “headed for.” The same pattern gives southbound, eastbound, and westbound.

Though actually不過其實 -bound -bound here在這裡 does not mean “tied up”不是「被綁住」的意思 it它 means “headed for.”意思是「前往」 The same pattern同樣的規律 gives southbound, eastbound, and westbound也造出了southbound、eastbound和westbound

In Taiwan, 北上 often means “going toward Taipei / the north of the island,” which is close in spirit: not a place name, but a direction of travel. Opposite of southbound.

In Taiwan在台灣 北上 北上 often means often指的是 “going toward Taipei / the north of the island,”「往台北／島的北邊去」 which跟這個字滿接近的 is close in spirit (合併) not a place name不是地名 but而是 a direction of travel一個行進的方向 Opposite of southbound southbound則是它的反義詞