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口北
kǒu běi
Pinyin
Definition
口北
-
kǒu běi
the area north of the Great Wall
Character Decomposition
口
口
北
北
Related Words
(20)
人口
rén kǒu
1
population
2
people
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
入口
rù kǒu
1
entrance
2
to import
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
口
kǒu
1
mouth
2
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
胃口
wèi kǒu
1
appetite
2
liking
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
1
one breath
2
in one breath
3
at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
1
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
伤口
shāng kǒu
1
wound
2
cut
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
1
husband and wife
出口
chū kǒu
1
an exit
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
to speak
4
to export
5
(of a ship) to leave port
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)
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2
tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
1
not to be crushed (idiom)
2
to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
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)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1
duplicity
2
hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
1
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2
wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
Sample Sentences