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Information of 北

Pinyin běi、 bèi

Radical

匕

Strokes

5 strokes

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Definition

north

北 (běi) 1. Direction; the side to the left when facing the sun in the morning; opposite to "south." 方向，早晨面对太阳，左手的一边，与“南”相对：～方。～辰（古书指北极星）。～上（古代以北为上，后指去本地以北的某地，与“南下”相对）。～极星（出现在天空北部的一颗亮星，人常靠它辨别方向）。～国（指中国北部）。 2. To retreat after being defeated. 打了败仗往回逃：败～。名词 1. A directional term; opposite to "south" ([En.] north) 2. Defeated troops ([En.] defeated troops) 3. A surname 动词 1. To be defeated ([En.] be defeated) 2. To retreat ([En.] retreat) 3. See also bèi 引文 1. Zhu Junsheng in "Shuowen Tǒngxùn Dìngshēng": People face light and turn their backs to darkness; thus, 'back' refers to the north-south orientation. 2. Laozi: "All things bear the yin and embrace the yang." Wang Li explains that the north side of the mountain is considered yin, while the south side is yang, suggesting all things carry a back and embrace the south. 3. Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower": "Thus, the north connects to Wuxia." 4. Su Shi's "Shizhong Mountain Record": "The southern sound is muddy, the northern sound is clear and remote." 5. Historical Records, Biographies of Xiang Yu: "Peigong faced north while sitting." 6. Gu Youshu's "Xiangji Xuan Chronicle": "Again, facing north." 例子 1. 正北;西北;东北;北邙(即氓山。在河南洛阳市北。东汉及魏晋的王侯公卿多葬于此。泛指墓地);北闱(清代在顺天(今北京)的乡试称“北闱”，在江宁(今南京)的乡试称“南闱”);北里(妓院);北阙(皇宫。借指帝王);北鄙(北方的边邑);北雍(北京的国子监);北邙乡女(代指死去的女性);北津(北方的渡口) 3. Defeated troops ([En.] defeated troops) 引文 1. In "Strategies of the Warring States", Yanzhi Ce Yi: "Yan troops uniquely pursued north, entering Linzi." 姓 3. A surname 动词 1. To be defeated ([En.] be defeated) 引文 1. Historically, in "Records of the Grand Historian," it states: "All battles ended in defeat." 2. In "Han Feizi: Five Vermin," it notes: "The Lu people fought under the leader, losing three times in a row." 2. To retreat ([En.] retreat) 引文 1. In Han writings by Jia Yi: "Chasing the fleeing, over a hundred thousand corpses lay dead." 3. See also bèi 4. Anciently same as "背," to violate, to transgress. 古同“背”，违背，违反。动词 To violate, to betray. 通「背」。《说文解字．北部》：「北，乘也，从二人相背也。」《战国策．齐策六》：「食人炊骨，士无反北之心，是孙膑、吴起之兵也。」读音 The pronunciation of [一]. 读音 The pronunciation of [一].

台北 Tái běi

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

北向 běi xiàng

north orientation

喝西北风 hē xī běi fēng

lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

北极圈 Běi jí quān

Arctic Circle

坐南朝北 zuò nán cháo běi

Sit south and face north

北坡 běi pō

north slope

北塘 Běi táng

Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu

湖北省 Hú běi Shěng

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]

湖北 Hú běi

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]

南北 nán běi

north and south / north to south

北部 běi bù

northern part

西北 xī běi

northwest

北方 běi fāng

north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River

北平 Běi píng

Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)

华北 Huá běi

North China

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]

西北部 Xī běi bù

northwest part

北纬 běi wěi

latitude north

北大 Běi Dà

Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)

北宋 Běi Sòng

the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

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

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

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]

北岳区 běi yuè qū

Beiyue District

北岸 běi àn

North Shore

北戴河 Běi dài hé

Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei

北冰洋 Běi bīng yáng

Arctic ocean

北爱尔兰 Běi Ài ěr lán

Northern Ireland

冀北 jì běi

Northern Hebei Province

晋西北 jìn xī běi

Northwest Shanxi