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The Chinese word for north is

běi



north

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.
     10. 北面



Translations for north and their definitions

     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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