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北美洲
Běi měi zhōu
Pinyin
Definition
北美洲
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Běi měi zhōu
North America
Character Decomposition
北
北
美
羊
大
洲
氵
州
Related Words
(20)
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
完美
wán měi
1
perfect
2
perfection
3
perfectly
精美
jīng měi
1
delicate
2
fine
3
refinement
美
Měi
1
the Americas
2
abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
3
USA
4
abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
1
beauty
2
belle
美国
Měi guó
1
United States
2
USA
3
US
美女
měi nu:3
1
beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
1
beautiful
2
fine
美丽
měi lì
1
beautiful
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
1
delta (geography)
亚洲
Yà zhōu
1
Asia
2
abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Yà xì yà Zhōu]
健美
jiàn měi
1
healthy and beautiful
2
to do fitness exercises
3
abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jiàn měi yùn dòng]
优美
yōu měi
1
graceful
2
fine
3
elegant
北
běi
1
north
2
(classical) to be defeated
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)
北爱
Běi Ài
1
abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
1
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
1
to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
2
to get the best of both worlds
3
to have it both ways
4
to have one's cake and eat it too
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
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
1
complete and beautiful
2
to be perfect (idiom)
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
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
1
to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
2
to get all the glory
3
to rank highest
爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
1
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
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
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
1
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn
1
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
甜言美语
tián yán měi yǔ
1
sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
Sample Sentences