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北

běi
HSK 13 readings

“North” in Chinese is 北 (běi).

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Meaning

  • north
  • (classical) to be defeated

Example

风从北边来。

The wind is blowing from the north.

From 北边 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • běinorth / (classical) to be defeated
  • bèito be defeated; to flee north (archaic)

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 北

北边běibiannorthHSK 1北京BěijīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])HSK 1北方běifāngnorthHSK 2东北dōngběiNortheast China; ManchuriaHSK 2西北xīběiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)HSK 2北部běibùnorthern partHSK 3北极běijíthe North PoleHSK 5南北nánběinorth and southHSK 5

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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