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北
Trad. 北
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 匕
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 丬匕
爿? + 匕
Prononciation
Mandarin běi
Entry Methods
Pinyin bei3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 LMP
中一心
Sijiao 1111.0
Wubi UXN
北 běi north / (classical) to be defeated
Results beginning with 北
北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
北大 Běi Dà Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北美 Běi měi North America
北海 Běi hǎi Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City / the North Sea (Europe) / Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi / Bohai Sea / Lake Baikal
北部 běi bù northern part
北欧 Běi Oū north Europe / Scandinavia
北极 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
北上 běi shàng to go up north
北面 běi miàn northern side / north
北斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
北约 Běi yuē NATO / abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4 xi1 Yang2 Gong1 yue1 Zu3 zhi1], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
北宋 Běi Sòng the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
北门 Běi mén Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
北平 Běi píng Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
北侧 běi cè north side / north face
北辰 Běi chén Polaris / North Star
北国 běi guó the northern part of the country / the North
北边 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of
北纬 běi wěi north latitude
北洋 Běi yáng the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
北岸 běi àn the north bank
北山 Běi shān northern mountain / refers to Mt Mang 邙山 / at Luoyang in Henan
北伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
北非 Běi Fēi North Africa
北魏 Běi Wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 / branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
北郊 běi jiāo northern suburbs
北疆 Běi Jiāng North of Xinjiang
北外 Běi Wài abbr. for 北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学[Bei3 jing1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
北端 běi duān northern extremity
北苑 Běi yuàn Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing
北岛 Běi Dǎo Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet
北韩 Běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
北齐 Běi Qí Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)
北亚 Běi Yà North Asia
北漂 Běi piāo to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit
北麓 běi lù the northern foothills (of a mountain)
北汽 Běi qì Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) / abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司|北京汽车制造厂有限公司[Bei3 jing1 Qi4 che1 Zhi4 zao4 chang3 You3 xian4 Gong1 si1]
北角 Běi Jiǎo North Point district of Hong Kong
北朝 Běi Cháo Northern Dynasties (386-581)
北坡 běi pō north slope
北周 Běi Zhōu the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) / one of the Northern Dynasties
北屯 Běi tún Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
北岳 Běi yuè Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
北征 běi zhēng punitive expedition to the north
北爱 Běi Aì abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
北安 Běi ān Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
北碚 Běi bèi Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
北鼻 běi bí baby (loanword)
北埔 Běi bù Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
北车 Běi chē (coll.) Taipei Railway Station (abbr. for 台北車站|台北车站[Tai2 bei3 Che1 zhan4]) (Tw)
北川 Běi chuān Beichuan, county-level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽|绵阳, Sichuan
北狄 běi dí Beidi
北竿 Běi gān Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan
北港 Běi gǎng Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
北关 Běi guān Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
北汉 Běi Hàn Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)
北江 Běi jiāng Beijiang River
北佬 běi lǎo northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
北凉 Běi Liáng Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)
北林 Běi lín Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
北流 Běi liú Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[Yu4 lin2], Guangxi
北鹨 běi liù (bird species of China) Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi)
北仑 Běi lún Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
北邙 Běi Máng Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
北票 Běi piào Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
北埔 Běi pǔ Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
北圻 Běi qí Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
北区 Běi qū north district of city / north zone / Pei north district of a Taiwanese city
北史 Běi shǐ History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
北师 Běi Shī Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
北塔 Běi tǎ North tower / Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
北塘 Běi táng Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
北投 Běi tóu Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
北湾 běi wān North
北县 Běi xiàn abbr. for 台北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 Xian4], Taipei County in north Taiwan
北燕 Běi Yān Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
北越 Běi Yuè North Vietnam / North Vietnamese
北镇 Běi zhèn Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
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北京人 Běi jīng rén Beijing resident / Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing
北京站 běi jīng zhàn Beijing railway station
北师大 Běi Shī Dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
北极星 Běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris
北戴河 Běi dài hé Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
北海道 Běi hǎi dào Hokkaidō, Japan
北半球 Běi bàn qiú Northern Hemisphere
北美洲 Běi měi zhōu North America
北斗星 Běi dǒu xīng the Big Dipper / the Plow
北极熊 běi jí xióng polar bear
北大荒 běi dà huāng the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
北部湾 Běi bù Wān Gulf of Tonkin
北朝鲜 Běi Cháo xiǎn North Korea
北冰洋 Běi bīng yáng Arctic ocean
北京话 Běi jīng huà Beijing dialect
北极圈 Běi jí quān Arctic Circle
北伐军 běi fá jūn the Northern Expeditionary Army
北齐书 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
北安市 Běi ān shì Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
北碚区 Běi bèi qū Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
北边儿 běi biān r erhua variant of 北邊|北边[bei3 bian1]
北埔乡 Běi bù xiāng Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
北仓区 Běi cāng qū erroneous variant of 北侖區|北仑区[Bei3 lun2 qu1], Beilun district of Ningbo, Zhejiang
北柴胡 běi chái hú honewort / Cryptotaenia japonica
北辰区 Běi chén qū Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
北川县 Běi chuān xiàn Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
北斗镇 Běi dǒu zhèn Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
北二外 Běi Er4 wài abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院|北京第二外国语学院[Bei3 jing1 Di4 er4 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Xue2 yuan4]
北方邦 Běi fāng bāng Uttar Pradesh (state in India)
北方佬 běi fāng lǎo northerner / guy from the north / Yankee
北港镇 Běi gǎng zhèn Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
北竿乡 Běi gān xiāng Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
北关区 Běi guān qū Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
北海狗 běi hǎi gǒu northern
北海市 Běi hǎi shì Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
北寒带 běi hán dài the north frigid zone
北汉江 běi hàn jiāng Bukhan
北荷兰 Běi Hé lán North Holland
北蝗莺 běi huáng yīng (bird species of China) Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Locustella ochotensis)
北湖区 Běi hú qū North lake district / Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
北极光 běi jí guāng northern lights / aurora borealis
北极龙 běi jí lóng Arctosaurus
北极霾 běi jí mái Arctic haze
北京咳 Běi jīng ké "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems
北京市 Běi jīng Shì Beijing / capital of People's Republic of China / one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]
北京瘫 Běi jīng tān "Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1]
北鲸豚 běi jīng tún Northern right whale dolphin
北京音 Běi jīng yīn Beijing pronunciation
北极鸥 běi jí ōu (bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
北极区 běi jí qū northern polar zone
北极虾 běi jí xiā Northern prawn
北极鳐 běi jí yáo Arctic skate
北椋鸟 běi liáng niǎo (bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
北领地 Běi lǐng dì Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
北林区 Běi lín Qū Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
北流市 Běi liú shì Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[Yu4 lin2], Guangxi
北仑区 Běi lún qū Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
北美鹬 běi měi yù willet
北门乡 Běi mén xiāng Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
北冕座 Běi miǎn zuò Corona Borealis (constellation)
北票龙 běi piào lóng Beipiaosaurus
北票市 Běi piào shì Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
北埔乡 Běi pǔ Xiāng Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
北上广 Běi Shàng Guǎng Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou / abbr. for 北京、上海、廣州|北京、上海、广州
北山羊 běi shān yáng ibex
北市区 Běi shì qū North city district
北塘区 Běi táng qū Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
北塔区 Běi tǎ qū North tower district / Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
北投区 Běi tóu qū Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
北屯区 Běi tún qū Beitun District of Taichung, Taiwan
北屯市 Běi tún shì Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Approximate Results for 北
河北 Hé běi Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
湖北 Hú běi Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]
台北 Tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
东北 dōng běi northeast
西北 xī běi northwest
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
华北 Huá běi North China
江北 Jiāng běi Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north
以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix)
陕北 Shǎn běi Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 / and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
败北 bài běi (literary) to be routed (in a war) / to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
三北 Sān běi China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
港北 Gǎng běi Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 shi4], Guangxi
海北 Hǎi běi Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
淮北 Huái běi Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui
极北 jí běi extreme north
靠北 kào běi (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]) / (slang) (Tw) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
口北 kǒu běi the area north of the Great Wall
柳北 Liǔ běi Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
萝北 Luó běi Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
漠北 Mò běi Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)
浦北 Pǔ běi Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
钦北 Qīn běi Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
丘北 Qiū běi Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
塞北 Sài běi territories beyond the Great Wall (old)
双北 Shuāng běi abbr. for Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4] and New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4] (Tw)
松北 Sōng běi Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
泰北 Tài běi northern Thailand
洮北 Táo běi Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
新北 Xīn běi Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu / Hsinpei or New Taipei city in north Taiwan
渝北 Yú běi Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
张北 Zhāng běi Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
竹北 Zhú běi Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
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西北部 Xī běi bù northwest part
南北朝 Nán Běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
东北亚 Dōng běi Yà Northeast Asia
西北方 xī běi fāng northwest / northwestern
东北方 dōng běi fāng northeast / northeastern
东北虎 dōng běi hǔ Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
魁北克 Kuí běi kè Quebec province, Canada
南北长 nán běi cháng north-south distance
指北针 zhǐ běi zhēn compass
南北极 nán běi jí south and north poles
松北区 Sōng běi qū Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
坐标北  grid north
网格北  grid north
城北区 Chéng běi qū north city district / Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
港北区 Gǎng běi qū Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 shi4], Guangxi
古北界 gǔ běi jiè Palearctic realm
海北州 Hǎi běi zhōu Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
河北区 Hé běi qū Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
河北省 Hé běi Shěng Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀[Ji4], capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
华北龙 Huá běi lóng Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)
淮北市 Huái běi shì Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui
湖北省 Hú běi Shěng Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]
江北区 Jiāng běi qū Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
柳北区 Liǔ běi qū Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
路北区 Lù běi qū Lubei district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
萝北县 Luó běi xiàn Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
南北韩 nán běi Hán North and South Korea
南北美 Nán Běi Měi North and South America
浦北县 Pǔ běi xiàn Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
亲北京 qīn Běi jīng pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
钦北区 Qīn běi qū Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
丘北县 Qiū běi xiàn Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
沈北新 Shěn běi xīn Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
市北区 Shì běi qū Shibei district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
肃北县 Sù běi xiàn Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
台北市 Tái běi shì Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台北县 Tái běi xiàn Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
洮北区 Táo běi qū Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
逃北者 táo běi zhě North Korean refugee
脱北者 tuō běi zhě North Korean refugee
外东北 Wài Dōng běi Outer Manchuria
向北地 xiàng běi dì northward
西北雨 xī běi yǔ thundershower (Tw)
新北界 xīn běi jiè Nearctic realm
新北区 Xīn běi qū Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
新北市 Xīn běi shì New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 Xian4]
易北河 Yì běi Hé Elbe River
渝北区 Yú běi qū Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
闸北区 Zhá běi qū Zhabei district, central Shanghai
张北县 Zhāng běi xiàn Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
中北部 zhōng běi bù north central area
驻北京 zhù Běi jīng stationed in Beijing
竹北市 Zhú běi Shì Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that
东南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
东北大学 Dōng běi Dà xué Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning) / Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan
西北大学 Xī běi Dà xué Northwest University
南辕北辙 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
走南闯北 zǒu nán chuǎng běi to travel extensively
南征北战 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
中北大学 Zhōng běi Dà xué North University of China (Shanxi)
泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
东西南北 dōng xī nán běi east west south north
河北梆子 Hé běi bāng zǐ Hebei opera
喝西北风 hē xī běi fēng lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom) / cold and hungry
南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南腔北调 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent
南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
追奔逐北 zhuī bēn zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
追亡逐北 zhuī wáng zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
网格北向  grid north
东北亚股  North-East Asia Unit
东北平原 dōng běi píng yuán Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
河北日报 Hé běi Rì bào Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
华北地区 huá běi dì qū North
华北平原 huá běi píng yuán North China Plain
华北事变 Huá běi Shì biàn North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
黄海北道 Huáng Hǎi běi dào North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
湖北花楸 Hú běi huā qiū Chinese Rowan tree / Sorbus hupehensis or Hupeh rowan
极北柳莺 jí běi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
魁北克市 Kuí běi kè shì Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
离开北京 lí kāi běi jīng to leave Beijing / to depart from Beijing
南北走廊 nán běi zǒu láng North-South Corridor
南征北讨 nán zhēng běi tǎo war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
平安北道 Píng ān běi dào North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning
庆尙北道 Qìng shàng běi dào North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱[Da4 qiu1]
庆尚北道 Qìng shàng běi dào North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱[Da4 qiu1]
全罗北道 Quán luó běi dào North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州[Quan2 zhou1]
全球北方 quán qiú běi fāng global North
沈北新区 Shěn běi xīn qū Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
台北捷运 Tái běi jié yùn Taipei Metro
台北邮局 tái běi yóu jú Taipei
天南海北 tiān nán hǎi běi see 天南地北[tian1 nan2 di4 bei3]
咸镜北道 Xián jìng běi dào North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]
西北水道 xī běi shuǐ dào Northwest
找不着北 zhǎo bu zháo běi to be confused and disoriented
中华台北 Zhōng huá Tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
忠淸北道 zhōng qīng běi dào North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
忠清北道 Zhōng qīng běi dào North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
魏晋南北朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
东海北部线 dōng hǎi běi bù xiàn Donghae
东南西北中 dōng nán xī běi zhōng the five directions 五方 / east, south, west, north and middle
桂北越城岭 Guì běi Yuè chéng lǐng Mt Yuexiu, Guanxi
极北朱顶雀 jí běi zhū dǐng què (bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
美国西北部 měi guó xī běi bù Northwestern
南北国时代 nán běi guó shí dài North
三北防护林 sān běi fáng hù lín Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
台北公会堂 tái běi gōng huì táng Taipei
西北边境省 xī běi biān jìng xǐng North-West Frontier Province
西北工业大学 Xī běi Gōng yè Dà xué Northwestern Polytechnical University
中东和北非科  Middle East and North Africa Section
巴西北部海脊 bā xī běi bù hǎi jǐ North Brazilian Ridge
滇西缅北战役 diān xī miǎn běi zhàn yì Battle
东北抗日联军 dōng běi kàng rì lián jūn Northeast
河北工业大学 Hé běi Gōng yè Dà xué Hebei University of Technology
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