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北极星
Běi jí xīng
Pinyin
Definition
北极星
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Běi jí xīng
North Star
Polaris
Related Words
(20)
三星
Sān xīng
1
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
2
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
北
běi
1
north
2
(classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
星
xīng
1
star
2
heavenly body
3
satellite
4
small amount
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
星星
xīng xing
1
star in the sky
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
五星
wǔ xīng
1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
1
five-star (hotel)
克星
kè xīng
1
nemesis
2
bane
3
fated to be ill-matched
北上
běi shàng
1
to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
1
Beijing resident
2
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
1
Beijing
2
capital of People's Republic of China
3
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北国
běi guó
1
the northern part of the country
2
the North
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北平
Běi píng
1
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
北爱
Běi Ài
1
abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
北斗
Běi dǒu
1
Great Bear
2
Big Dipper
3
Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
北方
běi fāng
1
north
2
the northern part a country
3
China north of the Yellow River
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
1
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
1
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
1
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
2
(fig.) all over China
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1
rare as morning stars (idiom)
2
few and far between
3
sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2
extremely urgent
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
1
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
1
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
1
as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
1
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
2
swift action (idiom)
灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng
1
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén
1
lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
2
to group around a revered leader
Sample Sentences