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北

běi

north; northern; northward

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Strokes
5
Radical
匕
HSK
1
Tone
3

Other readings: bèi

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Example sentences

  • 风从北边来。

    Fēng cóng běi biān lái

    The wind is blowing from the north.

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  • 他去北海道了。

    Tā qù Běi hǎi dào le

    He has gone to Hokkaido.

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  • 你去过北海道吗?

    Nǐ qù guo Běi hǎi dào ma

    Have you been to Hokkaido?

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  • 我明天要去北海道。

    Wǒ míng tiān yào qù Běi hǎi dào

    I will go to Hokkaido tomorrow.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 北

  • 北běi 3north; (classical) to be defeated
  • 北京běi jīng 3–1 Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
  • 北边běi biān 3–1 north; north side; northern part; to the north of
  • 北方běi fāng 3–1 north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
  • 东北dōng běi 1–3 northeast
  • 西北xī běi 1–3 northwest
  • 北部běi bù 3–4 northern part
  • 南北nán běi 2–3 north and south; north to south
  • 北极běi jí 3–2 the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole