Usage of the character 北

north
(classical) to be defeated

Běi Yà

北亚

[北亞]

North Asia

Běishǐ

北史

[北史]

History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽／李延寿 ( Lǐ Yánshòu) in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls

Běijiāng

北疆

[北疆]

northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山 ( Tiān Shān))

Sōngběi

松北

[松北]

Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn) in Heilongjiang

Běigān

北竿

[北竿]

Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣／连江县 ( Liánjiāngxiàn), Taiwan

Běiyáng

北洋

[北洋]

the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong

Luóběi

萝北

[蘿北]

Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

Qīnběi

钦北

[欽北]

Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市／钦州市 ( Qīnzhōushì), Guangxi

Xīběi

西北

[西北]

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

nánběi

南北

[南北]

north and south
north to south

bàiběi

败北

[敗北]

(literary) to be routed (in a war)
to suffer defeat (in sports etc)

běiwěi

北纬

[北緯]

north latitude

Běi Sòng

北宋

[北宋]

the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

Huáběi

华北

[華北]

North China

Qiūběi

丘北

[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 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Běiyuàn

北苑

[北苑]

Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing

Běiguān

北关

[北關]

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

Běi Dà

北大

[北大]

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

Běijīng

北京

[北京]

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

Shuāngběi

双北

[雙北]

abbr. for Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì) and New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběi Shì) (Tw)

běiliù

北鹨

[北鷚]

(bird species of China) Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi)

xīběi

西北

[西北]

northwest

Běitáng

北塘

[北塘]

Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

Běichuān

北川

[北川]

Beichuan, county-level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽／绵阳, Sichuan

Běitóu

北投

[北投]

Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Yúběi

渝北

[渝北]

Yubei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Sānběi

三北

[三北]

China's three northern regions, 東北／东北 ( Dōngběi), 華北／华北 ( Huáběi) and 西北 ( Xīběi)

běijí

北极

[北極]

the North Pole; the Arctic Pole
the north magnetic pole

Běiměi

北美

[北美]

North America

Běi Hàn

北汉

[北漢]

Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)

Běi Yān

北燕

[北燕]

Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)

Huáiběi

淮北

[淮北]

Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui

Běipiào

北票

[北票]

Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽／朝阳 ( Cháoyáng), Liaoning

Běijiāng

北江

[北江]

Beijiang River

Xīnběi

新北

[新北]

Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市 ( Chángzhōushì), Jiangsu
Hsinpei or New Taipei city in north Taiwan

jíběi

极北

[極北]

extreme north

Běi Yuè

北越

[北越]

North Vietnam
North Vietnamese

Táiběi

台北

[臺北]

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

Běichē

北车

[北車]

(coll.) Taipei Railway Station (abbr. for 台北車站／台北车站 ( Táiběi Chēzhàn)) (Tw)

Zhāngběi

张北

[張北]

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Běichén

北辰

[北辰]

Polaris
North Star

běiduān

北端

[北端]

northern extremity

běibiān

北边

[北邊]

north
north side
northern part
to the north of

Běimén

北门

[北門]

Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

Táiběi

台北

[台北]

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

běipiāo

北漂

[北漂]

to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities
migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit

Jiāngběi

江北

[江北]

Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Chongqing's main airport
Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市／宁波市 ( Ningbó Shì), Zhejiang

Běi Fēi

北非

[北非]

North Africa

Dōngběi

东北

[東北]

Northeast China
Manchuria

Běitún

北屯

[北屯]

Beitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alētāi Diqù), Xinjiang

Běi Aì

北爱

[北愛]

abbr. for 北愛爾蘭／北爱尔兰 ( Běi Aì'ěrlán), Northern Ireland

běibù

北部

[北部]

northern part

Běiliú

北流

[北流]

Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

Běitǎ

北塔

[北塔]

North tower
Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市／邵阳市 ( Shàoyángshì), Hunan

Běixiàn

北县

[北縣]

abbr. for 台北縣／台北县 ( Táiběi Xiàn), Taipei County in north Taiwan

Běihán

北韩

[北韓]

(Tw, HK) North Korea

xiàngběi

向北

[向北]

northward
facing north

Běiqí

北圻

[北圻]

Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period

Běifá

北伐

[北伐]

the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

Běi Cháo

北朝

[北朝]

Northern Dynasties (386-581)

Hǎiběi

海北

[海北]

Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai

běishàng

北上

[北上]

to go up north

Běi Dǎo

北岛

[北島]

Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet

Mòběi

漠北

[漠北]

Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)

běiguó

北国

[北國]

the northern part of the country
the North

Běiyuè

北岳

[北嶽]

Mt Heng 恆山／恒山 ( Héng Shān) in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)

Běi Jiǎo

北角

[北角]

North Point district of Hong Kong

Běi Zhōu

北周

[北周]

the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
one of the Northern Dynasties

Běidǒu

北斗

[北斗]

Great Bear
Big Dipper
Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

dōngběi

东北

[東北]

northeast

Běibèi

北碚

[北碚]

Beibei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Tàiběi

泰北

[泰北]

northern Thailand

Táoběi

洮北

[洮北]

Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin

Běilún

北仑

[北侖]

Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市／宁波市 ( Níngbōshì), Zhejiang

yǐběi

以北

[以北]

to the north of (suffix)

běizhēng

北征

[北征]

punitive expedition to the north

Běilín

北林

[北林]

Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市／绥化市 ( Suíhuà Shì), Heilongjiang

Běi Oū

北欧

[北歐]

north Europe
Scandinavia

Pǔběi

浦北

[浦北]

Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州／钦州 ( Qīnzhōu), Guangxi

Běipíng

北平

[北平]

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

Běi'ān

北安

[北安]

Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

běijiāng

北疆

[北疆]

northern frontier

běibí

北鼻

[北鼻]

baby (loanword)

Běipǔ

北埔

[北埔]

Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

běimiàn

北面

[北面]

northern side
north

běilǎo

北佬

[北佬]

northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)

Běigǎng

北港

[北港]

Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Běi Wài

北外

[北外]

abbr. for 北京外國語大學／北京外国语大学 ( Běijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué)

Běi Liáng

北凉

[北涼]

Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)

běipō

北坡

[北坡]

north slope

kàoběi

靠北

[靠北]

(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. (khàu-pē))
(slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

Běiyuē

北约

[北約]

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織／北大西洋公约组织 ( Běi Dàxi Yáng Gongyuē Zuzhǐ))

Héběi

河北

[河北]

Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng)

Shǎnběi

陕北

[陝北]

Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地／革命圣地

Běi Máng

北邙

[北邙]

Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

Húběi

湖北

[湖北]

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 ( E), capital Wuhan 武漢／武汉 ( Wǔhàn)

běicè

北侧

[北側]

north side
north face

Liǔběi

柳北

[柳北]

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

Běi Qí

北齐

[北齊]

Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)

Zhúběi

竹北

[竹北]

Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xinzhū Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Běi Wèi

北魏

[北魏]

Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑

běifāng

北方

[北方]

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

kǒuběi

口北

[口北]

the area north of the Great Wall

Běishān

北山

[北山]

northern mountain
refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan

Sàiběi

塞北

[塞北]

territories beyond the Great Wall (old)

Běiqì

北汽

[北汽]

Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司／北京汽车制造厂有限公司 ( Běijīng Qìchē Zhìzàochǎng Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī)

Běihǎi

北海

[北海]

Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
the North Sea (Europe)
Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
Bohai Sea
Lake Baikal

Běizhèn

北镇

[北鎮]

Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

Gǎngběi

港北

[港北]

Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市／贵港市 ( Guìgǎngshì), Guangxi

Běidǒu Zhèn

北斗镇

[北斗鎮]

Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

Běijīngrén

北京人

[北京人]

Beijing resident
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店 ( Zhōukǒudiàn), Beijing

běijíxióng

北极熊

[北極熊]

polar bear

Xīběibù

西北部

[西北部]

northwest part

Běipiàoshì

北票市

[北票市]

Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽／朝阳 ( Cháoyáng), Liaoning

Běijíxīng

北极星

[北極星]

North Star
Polaris

běicháihú

北柴胡

[北柴胡]

honewort
Cryptotaenia japonica

Běihǎidào

北海道

[北海道]

Hokkaidō, Japan

Běijīnghuà

北京话

[北京話]

Beijing dialect

Nán Běi Měi

南北美

[南北美]

North and South America

Běiyángxì

北洋系

[北洋系]

Beiyang faction of Northern Warlords

zhù Běijīng

驻北京

[駐北京]

stationed in Beijing

Gǔběijiè

古北界

[古北界]

Palearctic realm

Běijīng Shì

北京市

[北京市]

Beijing
capital of People's Republic of China
one of the four municipalities 直轄市／直辖市 (zhíxiáshì)

Běijīngyīn

北京音

[北京音]

Beijing pronunciation

Héběiqū

河北区

[河北區]

Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

Běiguānqū

北关区

[北關區]

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

Hǎiběizhōu

海北州

[海北州]

Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai

Yúběi Qū

渝北区

[渝北區]

Yubei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Zháběiqū

闸北区

[閘北區]

Zhabei district, central Shanghai

Běilǐngdì

北领地

[北領地]

Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia

Běi'ānshì

北安市

[北安市]

Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

běizhūquè

北朱雀

[北朱雀]

(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

Běizhènshì

北镇市

[北鎮市]

Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

nánběi Hán

南北韩

[南北韓]

North and South Korea

Sōngběiqū

松北区

[松北區]

Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn) in Heilongjiang

zhōngběibù

中北部

[中北部]

north central area

Kuíběikè

魁北克

[魁北克]

Quebec province, Canada

Qīnběiqū

钦北区

[欽北區]

Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市／钦州市 ( Qīnzhōushì), Guangxi

Táiběi Shì

台北市

[臺北市]

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

táoběizhě

逃北者

[逃北者]

North Korean refugee

Běi Cháoxiǎn

北朝鲜

[北朝鮮]

North Korea

Běi Erwài

北二外

[北二外]

abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院／北京第二外国语学院 ( Běijīng Dì'èr Wàiguóyǔ Xuéyuàn)

Héběi Shěng

河北省

[河北省]

Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 ( Jì), capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng)

Běi Shī Dà

北师大

[北師大]

Beijing Normal University
abbr. for 北京師範大學／北京师范大学 ( Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué)

Qiūběixiàn

丘北县

[丘北縣]

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 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

běihándài

北寒带

[北寒帶]

the north frigid zone

Běibīngyáng

北冰洋

[北冰洋]

Arctic ocean

Wài Dōngběi

外东北

[外東北]

Outer Manchuria

Táoběiqū

洮北区

[洮北區]

Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin

běidàhuāng

北大荒

[北大荒]

the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

Běijíquān

北极圈

[北極圈]

Arctic Circle

Běifāngbāng

北方邦

[北方邦]

Uttar Pradesh (state in India)

běijíhú

北极狐

[北極狐]

arctic fox

Běichuānxiàn

北川县

[北川縣]

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan

Běitǎ Qū

北塔区

[北塔區]

Beita District of Shaoyang City 邵陽市／邵阳市 ( Shàoyáng Shì), Hunan

zhǐběizhēn

指北针

[指北針]

compass

qīn Běijīng

亲北京

[親北京]

pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)

Shěnběixīn

沈北新

[沈北新]

Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市, Liaoning

Běiměizhōu

北美洲

[北美洲]

North America

Běidàihé

北戴河

[北戴河]

Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

Běihǎishì

北海市

[北海市]

Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi

běihuángyīng

北蝗莺

[北蝗鶯]

(bird species of China) Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Locustella ochotensis)

běizàoyā

北噪鸦

[北噪鴉]

(bird species of China) Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)

Táiběi Shì

台北市

[台北市]

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

Běi Shàng Guǎng

北上广

[北上廣]

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
abbr. for 北京、上海、廣州／北京、上海、广州

Běibànqiú

北半球

[北半球]

Northern Hemisphere

Xīnběiqū

新北区

[新北區]

Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市 ( Chángzhōushì), Jiangsu

Pǔběixiàn

浦北县

[浦北縣]

Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州／钦州 ( Qīnzhōu), Guangxi

Běitún Shì

北屯市

[北屯市]

Beitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alētāi Diqù), Xinjiang

Luóběixiàn

萝北县

[蘿北縣]

Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

Běichénqū

北辰区

[北辰區]

Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

Běiyángjūn

北洋军

[北洋軍]

north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution

Běiliúshì

北流市

[北流市]

Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

Běibèi Qū

北碚区

[北碚區]

Beibei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

běishānyáng

北山羊

[北山羊]

ibex

Běilín Qū

北林区

[北林區]

Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市／绥化市 ( Suíhuà Shì), Heilongjiang

dōngběihǔ

东北虎

[東北虎]

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Xīnběijiè

新北界

[新北界]

Nearctic realm

Gǎngběiqū

港北区

[港北區]

Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市／贵港市 ( Guìgǎngshì), Guangxi

dōngběifāng

东北方

[東北方]

northeast
northeastern

Běipǔ Xiāng

北埔乡

[北埔鄉]

Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

tuōběizhě

脱北者

[脫北者]

North Korean refugee

Běi Hélán

北荷兰

[北荷蘭]

North Holland

nánběicháng

南北长

[南北長]

north-south distance

běijíguāng

北极光

[北極光]

northern lights
aurora borealis

Huáiběishì

淮北市

[淮北市]

Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui

běiwēndài

北温带

[北溫帶]

the north temperate zone

xīběiyǔ

西北雨

[西北雨]

thundershower (Tw)

nánběijí

南北极

[南北極]

south and north poles

Běigǎngzhèn

北港镇

[北港鎮]

Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

běifájūn

北伐军

[北伐軍]

the Northern Expeditionary Army

Zhāngběixiàn

张北县

[張北縣]

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Sùběixiàn

肃北县

[肅北縣]

Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

běifānglǎo

北方佬

[北方佬]

northerner
guy from the north
Yankee

Nán Běicháo

南北朝

[南北朝]

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)

Zhúběi Shì

竹北市

[竹北市]

Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xinzhū Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Táiběi Xiàn

台北县

[臺北縣]

Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市 ( Xīnběishì))

Huáběilóng

华北龙

[華北龍]

Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)

Liǔběiqū

柳北区

[柳北區]

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

Běimiǎnzuò

北冕座

[北冕座]

Corona Borealis (constellation)

běibiānr

北边儿

[北邊兒]

erhua variant of 北邊／北边 (běibiān)

Xīnběishì

新北市

[新北市]

New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣／台北县 ( Táiběi Xiàn)

Shìběiqū

市北区

[市北區]

Shibei district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

běijí'ōu

北极鸥

[北極鷗]

(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)

Húběi Shěng

湖北省

[湖北省]

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 ( E), capital Wuhan 武漢／武汉 ( Wǔhàn)

Běitángqū

北塘区

[北塘區]

Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

Běijīngké

北京咳

[北京咳]

"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems

Běilúnqū

北仑区

[北侖區]

Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市／宁波市 ( Níngbōshì), Zhejiang

Běi Qíshū

北齐书

[北齊書]

History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥／李百药 ( Lǐ Bǎiyào) in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls

Běidǒuxīng

北斗星

[北斗星]

the Big Dipper
the Plow

Běiwēizhōu

北威州

[北威州]

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lùběiqū

路北区

[路北區]

Lubei district of Tangshan city 唐山市 ( Tángshānshì), Hebei

Běibù Wān

北部湾

[北部灣]

Gulf of Tonkin

Běihúqū

北湖区

[北湖區]

North lake district
Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市 ( Chēnzhōushì), Hunan

Běitóu Qū

北投区

[北投區]

Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Běicāngqū

北仓区

[北倉區]

erroneous variant of 北侖區／北仑区 ( Běilúnqū), Beilun district of Ningbo, Zhejiang

Běitún Qū

北屯区

[北屯區]

Beitun District of Taichung, Taiwan

běiliángniǎo

北椋鸟

[北椋鳥]

(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)

Yìběi Hé

易北河

[易北河]

Elbe River

Jiāngběi Qū

江北区

[江北區]

Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市／宁波市 ( Ningbó Shì), Zhejiang

běiyīngjuān

北鹰鹃

[北鷹鵑]

(bird species of China) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)

Běijīngtān

北京瘫

[北京癱]

"Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優／葛优 ( Gě Yōu)

Táiběi Xiàn

台北县

[台北縣]

Taibei or Taipei County in north Taiwan

Běigānxiāng

北竿乡

[北竿鄉]

Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣／连江县 ( Liánjiāngxiàn) i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

xīběifāng

西北方

[西北方]

northwest
northwestern

Dōngběi Yà

东北亚

[東北亞]

Northeast Asia

Chéngběiqū

城北区

[城北區]

north city district
Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市／西宁市 ( Xīníngshì), Qinghai

Běihǎi Jiànduì

北海舰队

[北海艦隊]

North Sea Fleet

hēxīběifēng

喝西北风

[喝西北風]

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

zhǎobuzháoběi

找不着北

[找不著北]

to be confused and disoriented

Dōngběi Dàxué

东北大学

[東北大學]

Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市／沈阳市 ( Shěnyángshì), Liaoning)
Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan

Běijīngkǎoyā

北京烤鸭

[北京烤鴨]

Peking Duck

Huáběi Píngyuán

华北平原

[華北平原]

North China Plain

dōngnánxīběi

东南西北

[東南西北]

east, south, west and north
all directions

Shěnběixīnqū

沈北新区

[沈北新區]

Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市, Liaoning

zǒunánchuǎngběi

走南闯北

[走南闖北]

to travel extensively

běihóngwěiqú

北红尾鸲

[北紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

Běidàihéqū

北戴河区

[北戴河區]

Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

nánzhēngběizhàn

南征北战

[南征北戰]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Qìngshàngběidào

庆尚北道

[慶尚北道]

North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱 ( Dàqiū)

nánqiāngběidiào

南腔北调

[南腔北調]

a regional accent

Běijīng Dàxué

北京大学

[北京大學]

Peking University

Héběi Rìbào

河北日报

[河北日報]

Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

Běifāng Gōngyè

北方工业

[北方工業]

Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate

běi Yìndùyǔ

北印度语

[北印度語]

Hindi
a north Indian language

běisǒushīmǎ

北叟失马

[北叟失馬]

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Héběibāngzǐ

河北梆子

[河北梆子]

Hebei opera

Píng'ānběidào

平安北道

[平安北道]

North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning

Běi Dàxīyáng

北大西洋

[北大西洋]

North Atlantic

Nánjī Běidǒu

南箕北斗

[南箕北斗]

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

Běiyángzhèngfǔ

北洋政府

[北洋政府]

the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥／北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911

Běijīngyuánrén

北京猿人

[北京猿人]

Peking ape-man
Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudian 周口店 ( Zhōukǒudiàn) in 1921

jíběiliǔyīng

极北柳莺

[極北柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)

Běiyánglùjūn

北洋陆军

[北洋陸軍]

north China army (esp. during the warlords period)

Běiyángshuǐshī

北洋水师

[北洋水師]

north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

Běi Aì'ěrlán

北爱尔兰

[北愛爾蘭]

Northern Ireland

tiānnán-dìběi

天南地北

[天南地北]

far apart
from different places; from all over
(to talk) about this and that

Běijīng Rìbào

北京日报

[北京日報]

Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn

Běijīng Chénbào

北京晨报

[北京晨報]

Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018

tiānnán-hǎiběi

天南海北

[天南海北]

see 天南地北 (tiānnān-dibēi)

Zhōngběi Dàxué

中北大学

[中北大學]

North University of China (Shanxi)

Táiběijiéyùn

台北捷运

[台北捷運]

Taipei Metro

Běijīng Wǎnbào

北京晚报

[北京晚報]

Beijing Evening News

Běi'ānpǔdūn

北安普敦

[北安普敦]

Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡 ( Běi'ānpǔdūnjùn)

Běijīng Shíjiān

北京时间

[北京時間]

Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)

Tài Shān Běidǒu

泰山北斗

[泰山北斗]

lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
fig. an outstanding figure in one's field

Běi Shàng Guǎng Shēn

北上广深

[北上廣深]

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen
abbr. for 北京、上海、廣州、深圳／北京、上海、广州、深圳

Běijīng Zhōubào

北京周报

[北京周報]

Beijing Review
also written 北京週報／北京周报

Běiyáng Jūnfá

北洋军阀

[北洋軍閥]

the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)

Quánluóběidào

全罗北道

[全羅北道]

North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州 ( Quánzhōu)

Zhōnghuá Táiběi

中华台北

[中華臺北]

Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events

Húběihuāqiū

湖北花楸

[湖北花楸]

Chinese Rowan tree
Sorbus hupehensis or Hupeh rowan

zhuīwángzhúběi

追亡逐北

[追亡逐北]

to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy

Xiánjìngběidào

咸镜北道

[咸鏡北道]

North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市 ( Qīngjīnshì)

zhuībēnzhúběi

追奔逐北

[追奔逐北]

to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy

Běihuíguīxiàn

北回归线

[北回歸線]

Tropic of Cancer

Huáběi Shìbiàn

华北事变

[華北事變]

North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China

Xīběi Dàxué

西北大学

[西北大學]

Northwest University

Běijīng Zhōubào

北京周报

[北京週報]

Beijing Review

Běi Dákētā

北达科他

[北達科他]

North Dakota, US state

dōngxīnánběi

东西南北

[東西南北]

east west south north

běiduǎnchìyīng

北短翅莺

[北短翅鶯]

(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)

nánzhēngběifá

南征北伐

[南征北伐]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

nánzhēngběitǎo

南征北讨

[南征北討]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Zhōngqīngběidào

忠清北道

[忠清北道]

North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市

Huáng Hǎiběidào

黄海北道

[黃海北道]

North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea

nányuánběizhé

南辕北辙

[南轅北轍]

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

Dōngběi Píngyuán

东北平原

[東北平原]

Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain

Kuíběikèshì

魁北克市

[魁北克市]

Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada

Běidǒu Qīxīng

北斗七星

[北斗七星]

(astronomy) Big Dipper

Dàjiāngnánběi

大江南北

[大江南北]

north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
(fig.) all over China

běichángwěishānquè

北长尾山雀

[北長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Sānběi Fánghùlín

三北防护林

[三北防護林]

Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050

Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo

魏晋南北朝

[魏晉南北朝]

Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui

Běi Bùlābāntè

北布拉班特

[北布拉班特]

Noord Brabant, Netherlands

běipàitánglángquán

北派螳螂拳

[北派螳螂拳]

Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)

jíběizhūdǐngquè

极北朱顶雀

[極北朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

Běi Kǎluóláinà

北卡罗来纳

[北卡羅來納]

North Carolina, US state

Běi Dákētāzhōu

北达科他州

[北達科他州]

North Dakota, US state

dōngnánxīběizhōng

东南西北中

[東南西北中]

the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

Běijīng Qīngnián Bào

北京青年报

[北京青年報]

Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

Běi Mǎlǐyànà

北马里亚纳

[北馬里亞納]

Northern Mariana Islands

běifāngzhōngdùjuān

北方中杜鹃

[北方中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Héběi Kējì Dàxué

河北科技大学

[河北科技大學]

Hebei University of Science and Technology

Běi Oū Hángkōng Gōngsī

北欧航空公司

[北歐航空公司]

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

Běi Kǎluóláinàzhōu

北卡罗来纳州

[北卡羅來納州]

North Carolina, US state

Běijīng Kējì Dàxué

北京科技大学

[北京科技大學]

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Běijīng Yìshù Xuéyuàn

北京艺术学院

[北京藝術學院]

Beijing Academy of Fine Arts

Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué

北京理工大学

[北京理工大學]

Beijing Institute of Technology

Běijīng Gōngyè Dàxué

北京工业大学

[北京工業大學]

Beijing University of Technology

Běifāng Mínzú Dàxué

北方民族大学

[北方民族大學]

Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)

Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí

中国西北边陲

[中國西北邊陲]

border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

Běijīng Wǔdǎo Xuéyuàn

北京舞蹈学院

[北京舞蹈學院]

Beijing Dance Academy

Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué

西北工业大学

[西北工業大學]

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn

北京电影学院

[北京電影學院]

Beijing Film Academy

Běijīng Nányuàn Jīchǎng

北京南苑机场

[北京南苑機場]

Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing

Xīběi Hángkōng Gōngsī

西北航空公司

[西北航空公司]

Northwest Airlines

Běijīng Wùzī Xuéyuàn

北京物资学院

[北京物資學院]

Beijing Materials University

Běijīng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn

北京语言学院

[北京語言學院]

Beijing Language Institute
former name of 北京語言大學／北京语言大学 ( Běijīng Yǔyán Dàxué) Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)

Běijīng Yǔyán Dàxué

北京语言大学

[北京語言大學]

Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)

Běijīng Guǎngbō Xuéyuàn

北京广播学院

[北京廣播學院]

Beijing Broadcasting Institute, former name of 中國傳媒大學／中国传媒大学 ( Zhōngguó Chuánméi Dàxué)

Běijīng Línyè Dàxué

北京林业大学

[北京林業大學]

Beijing Forestry University

Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué

北京师范大学

[北京師範大學]

Beijing Normal University

Héběi Gōngyè Dàxué

河北工业大学

[河北工業大學]

Hebei University of Technology

Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn

台北金马影展

[台北金馬影展]

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

Běi Sòngsìdàbùshū

北宋四大部书

[北宋四大部書]

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記／太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽／太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜／册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華／文苑英华

Běijīng Jiàoyù Xuéyuàn

北京教育学院

[北京教育學院]