Chinese Word: 北 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

北HSK 1

Pinyin: běi

English Definition: north; (classical) to be defeated

Chinese Definition:
①方向，早晨面对太阳，左手的一边，与“南”相对：北方。北辰(古书指北极星)。北上(古代以北为上，后指去本地以北的某地，与“南下”相对)。北极星(出现在天空北部的一颗亮星，人常靠它辨别方向)。北国(指中国北部)。
②打了败仗往回逃：败北。

Antonyms: 南

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 匕

Pictographic:Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"

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Similar Characters: 非兆

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北京HSK 1	běi jīng	Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
东北	dōng běi	Northeast China; Manchuria
东北	dōng běi	northeast
北方HSK 3	běi fāng	north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
西北	xī běi	Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

1		wǒ 我 lái zì 来自 běi fāng 北方。 I come from the north.
2		běi fēng chuī 北风吹 dé 得 hěn lěng 很冷。 The north wind blows very cold.
3		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 běi jīng 北京。 My home is in Beijing.
4		běi jīng 北京 de 的 tiān qì 天气 hěn rè 很热。 It is very hot in Beijing.
5		wǒ 我 zuò fēi jī 坐飞机 qù 去 běi jīng 北京。 I take an airplane to Beijing.

1		wǒ 我 lái zì 来自 běi fāng 北方。 I come from the north.
2		běi fēng chuī 北风吹 dé 得 hěn lěng 很冷。 The north wind blows very cold.
3		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 běi jīng 北京。 My home is in Beijing.
4		běi jīng 北京 de 的 tiān qì 天气 hěn rè 很热。 It is very hot in Beijing.
5		wǒ 我 zuò fēi jī 坐飞机 qù 去 běi jīng 北京。 I take an airplane to Beijing.