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北斗

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běi dǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. Great Bear
  2. 2. Big Dipper
  3. 3. Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

Words Containing 北斗

北斗七星
běi dǒu qī xīng

(astronomy) Big Dipper

北斗星
běi dǒu xīng

the Big Dipper

北斗卫星导航系统
běi dǒu wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)

北斗镇
běi dǒu zhèn

Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)

泰山北斗
tài shān běi dǒu

lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)

Child Words of 北斗

北
běi

north

斗
dòu

to fight

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