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北
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Definitions
- 1. north
- 2. (classical) to be defeated
Example Sentences
1 shown北 京熱嗎？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 北
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[héng shān] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
North America
North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[qīng jīn shì]
North Atlantic
Beita District of Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[shào yáng shì], Hunan
to travel extensively
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
Beijing Broadcasting Institute, former name of 中國傳媒大學|中国传媒大学[zhōng guó chuán méi dà xué]
to go up north
Northwest Airlines
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
Beijiang River
Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[guì gǎng shì], Guangxi
North Carolina, US state
(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
stationed in Beijing
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
Beijing Dance Academy
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen
northwest
Outer Manchuria
Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei
Beitun District of Taichung, Taiwan
Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang
honewort
Northeast Asia
North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州[quán zhōu]
\Beijing slouch\, sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[gě yōu]
Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[suí huà shì], Heilongjiang
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
North Korea
see 天南地北[tiān nán dì běi]
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
northern mountain
Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
northeast
lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[qīn zhōu shì], Guangxi
baby (loanword)
Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[qīn zhōu shì], Guangxi
Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi
North Vietnam
Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi
Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀[jì], capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng]
Beiyang faction of Northern Warlords
Chinese Rowan tree
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Beijing Institute of Education
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
Noord Brabant, Netherlands
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]
North and South Korea
Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
ibex
Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet
Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)
Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
polar bear
Beijing Academy of Fine Arts
Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang
Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
Zhabei district, central Shanghai
Nearctic realm
(astronomy) Big Dipper
Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing
Northwestern Polytechnical University
to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities
(bird species of China) Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Lubei district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei
Beijing dialect
the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
Beichuan, county-level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽|绵阳, Sichuan
north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution
North of Xinjiang
Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Uttar Pradesh (state in India)
Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Beijing pronunciation
Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang
Workers Stadium
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
the north temperate zone
Shibei district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
northern part
Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui
Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]
Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Peking ape-man
Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing
Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Beizhen Manzu autonomous county in Liaoning
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)
North University of China (Shanxi)
(bird species of China) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
northerner
New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣|台北县[tái běi xiàn]
North Carolina, US state
a regional accent
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
Beijing Forestry University
Polaris
Peking Duck
to be confused and disoriented
North Korean refugee
the Big Dipper
North Sea Fleet
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng]
Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
(bird species of China) Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Locustella ochotensis)
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[dōng běi], 華北|华北[huá běi] and 西北[xī běi]
Taipei Metro
Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
compass
Northern Mariana Islands
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
north latitude
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
North Dakota, US state
pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
extreme north
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
North Asia
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
Arctic Circle
east, south, west and north
Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)
distant places
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
North China Plain
Arctic ocean
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
North Dakota, US state
north and south
Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
(literary) to be routed (in a war)
north city district
(bird species of China) Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi)
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[guì gǎng shì], Guangxi
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
punitive expedition to the north
northern side
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
Beijing National Stadium
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
Beijing Evening News
the northern part of the country
Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018
Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing
Hindi
Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui
Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
northern Thailand
northern lights
Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
east west south north
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
North tower
to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)
Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[suí huà shì], Heilongjiang
Beijing Film Academy
\Beijing cough\, respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Gulf of Tonkin
Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
North and South America
north
Hebei University of Science and Technology
Palearctic realm
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[lǐ yán shòu] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
Tropic of Cancer
Quebec province, Canada
Great Bear
Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Beijing University of Technology
Northwest University
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Northeast China
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Hebei University of Technology
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Language Institute
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[níng bō shì], Zhejiang
Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning
Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡[běi ān pǔ dūn jùn]
Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)
north China army (esp. during the warlords period)
Beijing resident
National Taipei University of Technology
Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911
south and north poles
northern extremity
northwest part
North Korean refugee
North Holland
North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱[dà qiū]
China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)
north side
Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Beijing Normal University
Peking University
University of Science and Technology Beijing
Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
Corona Borealis (constellation)
Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Beipai Tanglang Quan - \Northern Praying Mantis\ (Chinese Martial Art)
Beijing Materials University
North Africa
Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
Northern Ireland
Elbe River
fig. a blessing in disguise
Hebei opera
Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[níng bō shì], Zhejiang
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
Northern Hemisphere
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
north
North lake district
North America
Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
Beijing
Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
North Point district of Hong Kong
(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē])
the area north of the Great Wall
Northern Dynasties (386-581)
Taibei or Taipei County in north Taiwan
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Northern Mariana Islands
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
northward
(Tw, HK) North Korea
Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[lǐ bǎi yào] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
north Europe
the north frigid zone
north-south distance
Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
the Northern Expeditionary Army
Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Beijing Review
North Star
to live miles apart (idiom)
Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)
Chinese Standard Time
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
north slope
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
north central area
Hokkaidō, Japan
North China
Beijing Institute of Technology
Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan