běi

Translation

  • north
  • (classical) to be defeated

Synonyms

Examples

  • 海道在仙台的方。
    Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.
  • 我在中国最后的目的地是东变的哈尔滨,离京大概一千公里左右。
    My final destination in China is the city of Harbin in the north-east, about one thousand kilometres from Beijing.
  • 有一阵从边吹来的冷风。
    There was a cold wind blowing from the north.
  • 日本位于半球。
    Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • 他写了本关于美国南战争的书。
    He wrote a book about the American Civil War.
  • 京是中国的首都。
    Beijing is the capital of China.
  • 我们朝着正走去。
    We went due north.
  • 这篇小说的中心点是南战争。
    The novel is centered on the Civil War.
  • 加拿大位于美国的面。
    Canada is to the north of the United States.
  • 我们吃京烤鸭在中国餐厅了。
    We ate Peking duck in the Chinese restaurant.
Chinese Tones