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北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
北面 běi miàn northern side / north
北边 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of
北 běi north / (classical) to be defeated
朔 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north
北国 běi guó the northern part of the country / the North
江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
北美 Běi měi North America
华北 Huá běi North China
美洲 Měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
北欧 Běi Oū north Europe / Scandinavia
向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north
北极 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
北上 běi shàng to go up north
六方会谈 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix)
两极 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
黄土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
特别行政区 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 / and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
长白山 Cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
龙潭 lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
北侧 běi cè north side / north face
五代 Wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
北辰 Běi chén Polaris / North Star
基隆 Jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
朝中 Cháo Zhōng North Korea-China
北纬 běi wěi north latitude
蒙古族 Měng gǔ zú Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
北极星 Běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris
北岸 běi àn the north bank
平壤 Píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
北美洲 Běi měi zhōu North America
北非 Běi Fēi North Africa
抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
东南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
幽州 Yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 / ancient city near modern Beijing
沙门 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk
侗族 dòng zú Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
湖区 Hú Qū Lake District, north England
中朝 Zhōng Cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
宫城 Gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
阳明山 Yáng míng Shān Mt Yangming in Hunan / Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
北韩 Běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
金日成 Jīn Rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
羌族 Qiāng zú Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
新屋 Xīn wū Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
燕国 Yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
龟山 Guī shān Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
北朝鲜 Běi Cháo xiǎn North Korea
开城 Kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
两河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
朝韩 Cháo Hán North and South Korea
北亚 Běi Yà North Asia
白帝城 Bái dì chéng Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
北角 Běi Jiǎo North Point district of Hong Kong
山形 Shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
沙巴 Shā bā Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
三八线 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
金朝 Jīn cháo Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
北坡 běi pō north slope
金代 Jīn dài Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
朔风 shuò fēng north wind
阿特拉斯 A1 tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa
北大西洋 Běi Dà xī yáng North Atlantic
居庸关 Jū yōng guān Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
秋田 Qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan
察哈尔 Chá hā ěr Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)
枯水期 kū shuǐ qī period of low water level (winter in north China)
北征 běi zhēng punitive expedition to the north
夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians
肉夹馍 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
元山 Yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 / of North Korea
中北大学 Zhōng běi Dà xué North University of China (Shanxi)
五家渠 Wǔ jiā qú Wujyachü / shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú / subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
北卡罗来纳州 Běi Kǎ luó lái nà zhōu North Carolina, US state
南北极 nán běi jí south and north poles
的黎波里 Dì lí bō lǐ Tripoli, capital of Libya / Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
金刚山 Jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
五大湖 Wǔ dà hú Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
图们江 Tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸
白头山 Bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
北大西洋公约组织 Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
新竹市 Xīn zhú shì Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
金正恩 Jīn Zhèng ēn Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
白沙瓦 Bái shā wǎ Peshawar, city in north Pakistan
燕 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
袤 mào length / distance from north to south
澧 Lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2] / surname Li
阡 qiān road leading north and south
貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
东西南北 dōng xī nán běi east west south north
大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
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
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