The Chinese word for north is
北
běi
Chinese Definition
| north | |
| 1. 北方 | |
| 2. 北方诸州 | |
| 3. 北半球 | |
| 4. 北极地方 | |
| 5. 北风 | |
| 6. 住在北方的 | |
| 7. 在北 | |
| 8. 向北 | |
| 9. 北 | |
| 10. 北面 |
Translations for north and their definitions
| 北 | |
| 1. north; northern | |
| 北 移 - to move north - | |
| ^北京 - Beijing, lit=northern capital - | |
| 2. to be defeated; to fail | |
| 敗北 - to suffer defeat - | |
| 3. (obsolete) Original form of 背 (back; to betray) |
| 北方 | |
| 1. n. north | |
| 2. n. northern area (of a country) | |
| 3. n. (specifically) northern China (usually referring to the area to the north of the Yellow River) |
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