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北角
Běi Jiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
北角
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Běi Jiǎo
North Point district of Hong Kong
Character Decomposition
北
北
角
角
Related Words
(20)
主角
zhǔ jué
1
leading role
2
lead
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
角
Jué
1
surname Jue
角色
jué sè
1
role
2
character in a novel
3
persona
4
also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
1
nook
2
corner
三角
sān jiǎo
1
triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
1
triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
1
delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
1
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
八角
bā jiǎo
1
anise
2
star anise
3
aniseed
4
octagonal
5
Fructus Anisi stellati
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
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
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
1
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2
first sign of emerging talent
3
budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
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
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
1
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
1
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
2
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
3
to equivocate
4
to beat about the bush
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
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
1
lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
2
fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
1
childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
1
childhood friend (idiom)
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
1
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2
to bash one's head against a brick wall
3
a wild goose chase
4
a blind alley
5
to split hairs
6
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2
to bash one's head against a brick wall
3
a wild goose chase
4
a blind alley
5
to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
1
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
Sample Sentences