北

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What 北 means

north; (classical) to be defeated

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

Made of 匕

Words with 北

• 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
• 北部běi bùnorthern part
• 北极běi jíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole
• 北边běi biānnorth; north side; northern part; to the north of
• 北极熊běi jí xióngpolar bear
• 西北xī běinorthwest
• 北面běi miànnorthern side; north
• 东北dōng běinortheast
• 南北nán běinorth and south; north to south
• 北上běi shàngto go up north
• 向北xiàng běinorthward; facing north
• 以北yǐ běito the north of (suffix)

北 in a sentence

• 北极熊正在死去。

  běi jí xióng zhèng zài sǐ qù 。

  The polar bears are dying.

• 北方的春天送来狂风扫路。

  běi fāng de chūn tiān sòng lái kuáng fēng sǎo lù 。

  Spring in the north sends gales to sweep the roads.

• 指南针的指针指向北边。

  zhǐ nán zhēn de zhǐ zhēn zhǐ xiàng běi biān 。

  Compass needles point to the north.

• 我的家坐北向南。

  wǒ de jiā zuò běi xiàng nán 。

  My house looks to the south.

• 我们朝著正北走去。

  wǒ men cháo zhù zhèng běi zǒu qù 。

  We went due north.

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