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What does 北 mean in Chinese?

北 (běi) means "north; to be defeated (classical)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 北?

北 is pronounced "běi" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 北?

北 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 3, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 北?

Common words with 北 include 北京 (Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China), 三北 (China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]), 丘北 (Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan), 以北 (to the north of (suffix)), 北上 (to go up north).

How do you write 北?

You can practice writing 北 using our stroke order tool.

北 (běi) — north | Chinese Dictionary

北

běi

north; to be defeated (classical)

HSK 1verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 匕 (no. 21)

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Definitions

(verb) north
to be defeated (classical)

Example Sentences

北京在北方。

Běijīng zài běifāng

Beijing is in the north

Words Containing 北

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
北京	Běi jīng	Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China	HSK 1
三北	Sān běi	China's three northern regions, 東北\|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北\|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
丘北	Qiū běi	Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州\|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
以北	yǐ běi	to the north of (suffix)
北上	běi shàng	to go up north
北亚	Běi Yà	North Asia
丘北县	Qiū běi xiàn	Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州\|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
中北部	zhōng běi bù	north central area
北上广	Běi Shàng Guǎng	abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei1 jing1], Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] and Guangzhou 廣州\|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
北二外	Běi Èr wài	abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院\|北京第二外国语学院[Bei3 jing1 Di4 er4 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Xue2 yuan4]

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三八线(sān bā xiàn)— thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea

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三十八度线(sān shí bā dù xiàn)— thirty eighth parallel

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三台(Sān tái)— Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan

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Grammar Notes

Completed Action with 了HSK 1

Subject + Verb + 了 + Object

Experience with 过HSK 2

Subject + Verb + 过 (+ Object)

Duration ComplementHSK 2

Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)

Same As (跟...一样)HSK 2

A 跟/和 B 一样 (+ Adjective)

From...To (从...到)HSK 2

从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 3HSK 3.0: Level 1

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北

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