běi

碚

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional北

north; surname; place name

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Meanings

4 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

north

Used for direction; opposite of 'south'.

Wǒ我
jiā家
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
de的
běi北
biān边
 。

My home is in the north of Beijing.

Dōng冬
tiān天
běi北
fēng风
hěn很
lěng冷
 。

The north wind is very cold in winter.

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Qǐng请
wǎng往
běi北
zǒu走
 。

Please go north.

2.

verb

to be defeated; to fail

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts.

Dí敌
jūn军
dà大
bài败
ér而
běi北
 。

The enemy army was utterly defeated and fled.

3.

noun

surname

Běi北
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Bei is our Chinese language teacher.

4.

noun

used in place names (such as Bei Town)

Specific to certain Chinese place names.

Běi北
bèi碚
shì是
Chóng重
qìng庆
de的
yī一
gè个
qū区
 。

Beibei is a district of Chongqing.