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北 běi

north; northern; northward

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 1
Radical
匕
Type
Pictograph
Made of 匕 ⿰？匕

Memory hint: Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"

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  1. 北京很大。
    Běijīng hěn dà.
    Beijing is very big.
    beijing very big
  2. 你去过北京吗？
    Nǐ qùguo Běijīng ma?
    Have you been to Beijing?
    you go-experience beijing (question)
  3. 我们明天去北京吧。
    Wǒmen míngtiān qù Běijīng ba.
    Let's go to Beijing tomorrow.
    we tomorrow go beijing (suggestion)
  4. 他不住在北方。
    Tā bú zhù zài běifāng.
    He doesn't live in the north.
    he not live at north
  5. 冬天，北方很冷。
    Dōngtiān, běifāng hěn lěng.
    In winter, the north is very cold.
    winter, north very cold

Words with 北 (4)