北边 (北邊)
běi biān
Pinyin

Definition

北边 (北邊)
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běi biān
  1. north
  2. north side
  3. northern part
  4. to the north of

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

从南边来了个喇嘛，提拉着五斤鳎目。从北边来个哑巴，腰里别着个喇叭，提拉鳎目的嘛嘛，嘛嘛嘛嘛......不好意思！
cóng nánbiān lái le ge lǎma ，tílā zhe wǔ jīn tǎma 。cóng běibiān lái ge yǎba ，yāo lǐ bié zhe ge lǎba ，tílā tǎma de ma ma ，ma ma ma ma ......bùhǎoyìsi ！
A lama came from the south carrying five jin of sole. A mute came from the north with a trumpet tied to his waist. The ma carrying the sole, ma ma ma ma...sorry!
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