běi

north; northern; northward

HSK 1 #315

DEFINITIONS

北 běi
  • north
  • (classical) to be defeated

STROKES

北 stroke order diagram
北 stroke order animation

WORDS

齐书 běi qí shū History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
齊書 běi qí shū History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
极 nán běi jí south and north poles
極 nán běi jí south and north poles
美 nán běi měi North and South America
长 nán běi cháng north-south distance
長 nán běi cháng north-south distance
韩 nán běi hán North and South Korea
韓 nán běi hán North and South Korea
南征伐 nán zhēng běi fá war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征战 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征讨 nán zhēng běi tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征討 nán zhēng běi tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕斗 nán jī běi dǒu the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南腔调 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent
南腔調 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent
南轅轍 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
kǒu běi the area north of the Great Wall
界 gǔ běi jiè Palearctic realm
捷运 tái běi jié yùn Taipei Metro
捷運 tái běi jié yùn Taipei Metro
县 tái běi xiàn Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan; Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
縣 tái běi xiàn Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan; Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
金马影展 tái běi jīn mǎ yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival