北U+53175 STROKES
Entry·pron. běi
ㄅㄟˇ
“The cardinal direction north; northern; northward; a northern army; to be defeated; to flee in defeat.”
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- 台北ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇcapital city of Taiwan; major political, economic, and cultural center in northern Taiwan
- 北市ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋTaipei.
- 北京ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥcapital city of China; Beijing municipality; political, cultural, and educational center of the country.
- 台北市ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋTaipei; capital city of Taiwan; major political, economic, and cultural center in northern Taiwan.
- 北韓ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊNorth Korea; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- 北部ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋnorthern part; the north of a region; the northern area; northern section; northern portion
- 北上ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋto go north; to travel northward; to head up north
- 東北ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇnortheast; the direction between east and north; Northeast China (Manchuria) in mainland usage.
- 北方ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤnorth; the northern part of a country; China north of the Yellow River
- 臺北ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇTaipei; capital city of Taiwan; major political, economic, and cultural center in northern Taiwan.
- 南北ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇnorth and south; north to south; from north to south; a man (in some contexts).
- 北港ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇBeigang (Peikang), a town in Yunlin County, Taiwan; a place name used in Taiwan.
- 西北ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇnorthwest (direction); Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
- 北區ㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄩnorth district; northern part of a city or region; a district named North in various Taiwanese cities.
- 北投ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄡˊa district in northern Taipei, Taiwan; known for hot springs and sulfur; formerly a Ketagalan indigenous village
- 新北ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄟˇNew Taipei City; a special municipality in northern Taiwan surrounding Taipei City.
- 北美ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄟˇNorth America; the continent or region comprising Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
- 河北省ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄥˇHebei Province; a province in northern China, bordering Beijing and Tianjin; capital Shijiazhuang.
- 河北ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄟˇHebei Province, a province in northern China; area north of the Yellow River
- 北門ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊnorth gate; the northern gate of a city wall; an old name for Cheng'en Gate in Taipei; a poem in the Book of Shijing; a district in Tainan, Taiwan, known for coastal salt fields and Nankunshan Temple.
- 北大ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋPeking University; Beijing University; top Chinese university in Beijing
- 北捷ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊTaipei Metro; the rapid transit system serving Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan.
- 北海道ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋHokkaidō; Japan's northernmost main island; known for agriculture, nature, and tourism.
- 新北市ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋNew Taipei City; a special municipality in northern Taiwan, formerly Taipei County, surrounding Taipei City.
- 湖北ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇHubei Province in central China; a province known for Wuhan, the Yangtze River, and Three Gorges.
- 竹北ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇZhubei, a city in Hsinchu County, northwest Taiwan.
- 北平ㄅㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊold name for Beijing; former capital of China; historical city in northern China
- 北極ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊthe North Pole; the northern end of Earth's axis; the north magnetic pole
- 以北ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇto the north of; north of a point; located north of; used in place names and geography to indicate a location north of a reference point
- 大台北ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇGreater Taipei; the Taipei metropolitan area including Taipei City, New Taipei City, and Keelung in northern Taiwan.
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