北纬 (北緯)
běi wěi
Pinyin

Definition

北纬 (北緯)
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běi wěi
  1. latitude north

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

北
běi
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 (classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
  1. 1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
  2. 2 Peking
  3. 3 PRC government
北上
běi shàng
  1. 1 to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
  1. 1 Beijing resident
  2. 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. 1 Beijing
  2. 2 capital of People's Republic of China
  3. 3 one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]

Idioms (10)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Sample Sentences

目标埃菲尔铁塔，北纬37度，东经40度，发射！把巴黎炸个稀巴烂！
mùbiāo Āifēiěr tiětǎ ，běiwěi sānshí qī dù ，dōngjīng sìshí dù ，fāshè ！bǎ Bālí zhà ge xībālàn ！
Target is the Eiffel Tower, 37 degrees north, 40 degrees east. Launch! Let's blow Paris to bits!
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