běi
fānɡ
huà

technical

Meaning of 北方话

北方话 means Northern Chinese dialects; the group of dialects spoken north of the Yangtze River; Northern dialects in a broad sense, including those of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, and northern Guangxi. Pronounced běi fānɡ huà.

  • Northern Chinese dialects; the group of dialects spoken north of the Yangtze River
  • Northern dialects in a broad sense, including those of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, and northern Guangxi
  • the base dialect for Standard Mandarin (Putonghua)

Definitions & Examples

Běi
fānɡ
huà
nèi
cún
zài
duō
chā
 

There are also many variations within Northern Chinese dialects.

Xué
tōnɡ
huà
 
liǎo
jiě
běi
fānɡ
huà
de
diǎn
hěn
yǒu
bānɡ
zhù
 

When learning Mandarin, understanding the characteristics of Northern dialects is very helpful.

shì
běi
fānɡ
rén
 
shuō
kǒu
dào
de
běi
fānɡ
huà
 

He is from the north and speaks authentic Northern Chinese.