Běi
Cháo

technical
name

Meaning of 北朝

北朝 means the collective name for the Northern Wei (and its divisions, the Eastern Wei and Western Wei), Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou dynasties. Pronounced Běi Cháo.

  • the collective name for the Northern Wei (and its divisions, the Eastern Wei and Western Wei), Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou dynasties

Definitions & Examples

Běi
Cháo
shì
Zhōng
guó
shǐ
shàng
zhèng
quán
gēng
dié
pín
fán
de
shí
 

The Northern Dynasties period was a time of frequent regime changes in Chinese history.

Běi
Cháo
de
jiào
shù
 
Yún
gāng
shí
 
fēi
cháng
zhù
míng
 

The Buddhist art of the Northern Dynasties, such as the Yungang Grottoes, is very famous.

shǐ
xué
jiā
cháng
cháng
duì
Nán
Běi
Cháo
de
wén
huà
chā
 

Historians often compare the cultural differences between the Southern and Northern Dynasties.