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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"
Character Formation:
⿰
Left to right
匕
[
bǐ
]
spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
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Example Words:
北京
[
běi
jīng
]: Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
北方
[
běi
fāng
]: north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
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北*
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*北
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*北*
Example Sentences
zhǐ
shì
只是
wǒ
xiàng
我向
dōng
东
zhǎo
xún
找寻
,
shén
神
bú
zài
不在
nà
那
guǒ
裹
;
wǒ
xiàng
我向
xī
西
zhǎo
xún
找寻
,
yě
也
zhǎo
bú
dào
找不到
tā
他
;
wǒ
我
bú
jiàn
不见
tā
他
zài
在
běi
北
,
yīn
因
tā
他
zhèng
正
duǒ
cáng
躲藏
;
yòu
又
zhuǎn
xiàng
转向
nán
南
,
yě
也
xún
寻
bù
zhù
不著
tā
他
。
I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I turn to the south, but I cannot find him.
kě
xī
可惜
zhè
这
fáng
jiān
房间
méi
没
běi
北
chuāng
窗
,
méi
yǒu
没有
guò
táng
fēng
过堂风
。
It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.
zhè
这
zuò
座
dà
lóu
大楼
cháo
běi
朝北
。
The building points to the north.
tā
她
chéng
rèn
承认
tā
她
de
的
ér
zi
儿子
céng
jīng
曾经
zài
在
běi
北
lú
ān
guā
卢安瓜
gōng
yuán
公园
tōu
liè
偷猎
guò
过
,
dàn
shì
但是
zhǐ
shì
只是
wèi
le
为了
jiā
lǐ
家里
gǎo
搞
xiē
些
ròu
shí
肉食
ér
yǐ
而已
。
She admitted that he had poached in the North Luangwa park but only to provide meat for his family.
qí
其
běi
北
yǒu
有
fēng
jǐng
风景
yōu
měi
优美
de
的
bǐ
dōu
kù
比都库
hú
湖
。
Its scenic north than the lake are.
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