北 (bak1 | bei3) : north

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北

bak1

bei3

[1] north; northern; northerly; northward [2] defeated

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Radical: 匕 (#21)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

北

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北溪 bak1 kai1 bei3 xi1 = Chinese North Water Deity

北漂 bak1 piu1 bei3 piao1 = drifter (to Beijing)

北方 bak1 fong1 bei3 fang1 = northern; the North

南北 naam4 bak1 nan2 bei3 = north and south

北京 bak1 ging1 bei3 jing1 = Beijing

台北 toi4 bak1 tai2 bei3 = Taipei

東北 dung1 bak1 dong1 bei3 = northeast

西北 sai1 bak1 xi1 bei3 = northwest

東南西北 dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1 dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3 = the four cardinal directions

北海 bak1 hoi2 bei3 hai3 = the North Sea; (placename) Pak Hoi

華北 waa4 bak1 hua2 bei3 = North China

北極熊 bak1 gik6 hung4 bei3 ji2 xiong2 = polar bear

北極 bak1 gik6 bei3 ji2 = arctic; the north pole

北愛爾蘭 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 = Northern Ireland

北美洲 bak1 mei5 zau1 bei3 mei3 zhou1 = North America

北極洋 bak1 gik6 joeng4 = Arctic Ocean

北冰洋 bak1 bing1 joeng4 bei3 bing1 yang2 = Arctic Ocean

北邊 bak1 bin1 bei3 bian1 = north side, to the north; (placename) Pak Bin

北部 bak1 bou6 bei3 bu4 = northern part

北面 bak1 min6 bei3 mian4 = north side; the north

魁北克 fui1 bak1 hak1 kui2 bei3 ke4 = Quebec

湖北 wu4 bak1 hu2 bei3 = Hubei

北角 bak1 gok3 = North Point (MTR station)

北京市 bak1 ging1 si5 = Beijing

台北市 toi4 bak1 si5 tai2 bei3 shi4 = Taipei City

北京鴨 bak1 ging1 aap3*2 = Peking duck; roast duck

北帝 bak1 dai3 = Beidi (lit. "Northern Emperor")

北斗七星 bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1 bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 = the Big Dipper

北極星 bak1 gik6 sing1 bei3 ji2 xing1 = Polaris, the North Star

臺北 toi4 bak1 tai2 bei3 = Taipei

北京菜 bak1 ging1 coi3 = Beijing/Pekinese cuisine

北菇 bak1 gu1 bei3 gu1 = dried mushroom

北美 bak1 mei5 bei3 mei3 = North America

北美大蛤 bak1 mei5 daai6 gap3 bei3 mei3 da4 ge2 = geoduck clam

北京烤鴨 bak1 ging1 haau1 aap3 bei3 jing1 kao3 ya1 = Peking Duck

北京的 bak1 ging1 dik1 bei3 jing1 de5 = Pekinese, Pekingese 國

北方的 bak1 fong1 dik1 bei3 fang1 de5 = [adj] north 國

北京人 bak1 ging1 jan4 bei3 jing1 ren2 = person from Beijing; Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinesis)

北京大學 bak1 ging1 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 da4 xue2 = Beijing University

北半球 bak1 bun3 kau4 bei3 ban4 qiu2 = the northern hemisphere

北國 bak1 gwok3 bei3 guo2 = the northern part of the country; the North

北寒帶 bak1 hon4 daai3 bei3 han2 dai4 = the north frigid zone

北方人 bak1 fong1 jan4 bei3 fang1 ren2 = northern person; a northerner

北緯 bak1 wai5 bei3 wei3 = north latitude

南轅北轍 naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 nan2 yuan2 bei3 che4 (Taiwan), nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2 (PRC) = act in a way that defeats one's purpose

南北極 naam4 bak1 gik6 nan2 bei3 ji2 = south and north poles

東北方 dung1 bak1 fong1 dong1 bei3 fang1 = northeast; northeastern

離開北京 lei4 hoi1 bak1 ging1 li2 kai1 bei3 jing1 = to leave Beijing; to depart from Beijing

向北 hoeng3 bak1 xiang4 bei3 = northward; (placename) Heung Pak

華北平原 waa4 bak1 ping4 jyun4 hua2 bei3 ping2 yuan2 = North China plain

北荷蘭 bak1 ho4 laan4*1 bei3 he2 lan3 = Noord Holland

北上 bak1 soeng5 = make the trip north

西北方 sai1 bak1 fong1 xi1 bei3 fang1 = northwest; northwestern

北方師傅 bak1 fong1 si1 fu6*2 = a chef who specializes in making Northern Chinese cuisine

北方點心 bak1 fong1 dim2 sam1 = Northern Chinese dim sum

東北餡餅 dung1 bak1 haam6*2 beng2 dong1 bei3 xian4 bing3 = Northeast stuffed cakes

粵北 jyut6 bak1 = [n] North Guangdong

真北 zan1 bak1 zhen1 bei3 = true north

磁北 ci4 bak1 ci2 bei3 = the magnetic north

泰山北斗 taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 tai4 shan1 bei3 dou3 = Mount Taishan and the Big Dipper (respectful epithet for a person of distinction)

南北對話 naam4 bak1 deoi3 waa6 nan2 bei3 dui4 hua4 = North-South dialogue (common formation)

南腔北調 naam4 hong1 bak1 diu6 = speak Mandarin with southern accent

北佬 bak1 lou2 = a person from North China; a northener 粵

北方佬 bak1 fong1 lou2 = a person from North China; a northener

北部地區 bak1 bou6 dei6 keoi1 bei3 bu4 di4 qu1 = Northern Areas (common formation)

北美毛皮海獅 bak1 mei5 mou4 pei4 hoi2 si1 = Arctocephalus townsendi (southern fur seal)

指北針 zi2 bak1 zam1 = a compass (for determining direction, typically 指南針)

北方針葉林 bak1 fong1 zam1 jip6 lam4 = taiga (common formation)

北妹 bak1 mui6*1 = a mainland girl working in HK as a hostess or prostitute (lit., "northern girl") 粵

北嫂 bak1 sou2 = an aging mainland woman working in HK as a hostess or prostitute 粵

北姑 bak1 gu1 = a mainland woman working in HK as a hostess 粵

北姑雞 bak1 gu1 gai1 = a mainland woman working in HK as a prostitute 粵

北姑竇 bak1 gu1 dau6 = place where mainland prostitutes look for customers in HK 粵

口北 hau2 bak1 kou3 bei3 = north of the Great Wall

天南地北 tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 tian1 nan2 di4 bei3 = far apart; widely divergent

北杏 bak1 hang6 = bitter apricot seeds (in TCM, have medicinal use)

北京奧運 bak1 ging1 ou3 wan6 bei3 jing1 ao4 yun4 = Beijing 2008 olympic games

南征北討 naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 nan2 zheng1 bei3 tao3 = fighting on all sides

食西北風 sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1 shi2 xi1 bei3 feng1 = have nothing to eat; live on air 粵

喝西北風 hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 he1 xi1 bei3 feng1 = have nothing to eat; live on air

北京話 bak1 ging1 waa6*2 bei3 jing1 hua4 = The Beijing dialect, Pekingese (language)

南北杏 naam4 bak1 hang6 = apricot kernel

北美野牛 bak1 mei5 je5 ngau4 bei3 mei3 ye3 niu2 = bison

大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國 daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 kap6 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3 da4 bu4 lie4 dian1 ji2 bei3 ai4 er3 lan2 lian2 he2 wang2guo2 = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (common formation)

北約 bak1 joek3 bei3 yue1 = NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

北韓 bak1 hon4 bei3 han2 = North Korea

北海道 bak1 hoi2 dou6 = Hokkaido (prefecture in north of Japan)

河北 ho4 bak1 he2 bei3 = Hebei Province (in northern China)

北圈 bak1 hyun1 bei3 quan1 = (mahjong) north round

北位 bak1 wai6*2 bei3 wei4 = (mahjong) north seat/player

西北航空公司 sai1 bak1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Northwest Airlines

北京藝術學院 bak1 ging1 ngai6 seot6 hok6 jyun6*2 bei3 jing1 yi4 shu4 xue2 yuan4 = Beijing Academy of Fine Arts

北京語言學院 bak1 ging1 jyu5 jin4 hok6 jyun6*2 bei3 jing1 yu3 yan2 xue2 yuan4 = Beijing languages institute

北京週報 bak1 ging1 zau1 bou3 bei3 jing1 zhou1 bao4 = Beijing Review

北伐軍 bak1 fat6 gwan1 bei3 fa2 jun1 = the Northern Expeditionary Army

北周 bak1 zau1 bei3 zhou1 = the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties

北回歸線 bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3 bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4 = the Tropic of Cancer

北大荒 bak1 daai6 fong1 bei3 da4 huang1 = the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

北大西洋 bak1 daai6 sai1 joeng4 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 = North Atlantic

北大西洋公約組織 bak1 daai6 sai1 joeng4 gung1 joek3 zou2 zik1 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 gong1 yue1 zu3 zhi1 = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

北宋 bak1 sung3 bei3 song4 = the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

北斗 bak1 dau2 bei3 dou3 = Great Bear, Big Dipper; (placename) Pak Tau

北斗星 bak1 dau2 sing1 bei3 dou3 xing1 = the Big Dipper; the Plough

北朝鮮 bak1 ziu1 sin1 bei3 chao2 xian1 (Taiwan), bei3 chao2 xian3 (PRC) = [PRC] North Korea

北洋 bak1 joeng4 bei3 yang2 = the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong; Pak Yeung

北洋軍閥 bak1 joeng4 gwan1 fat6 bei3 yang2 jun1 fa2 = the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)

北溫帶 bak1 wan1 daai3 bei3 wen1 dai4 = the north temperate zone

北越 bak1 jyut6 bei3 yue4 = North Vietnam; North Vietnamese

北達科他 bak1 daat6 fo1 taa1 bei3 da2 ke1 ta1 = North Dakota

河北省 ho4 bak1 saang2 he2 bei3 sheng3 = Hebei, province in North China surrounding Beijing

北京核武器研究所 bak1 ging1 hat6 mou5 hei3 jin4 gau3 so2 bei3 jing1 he2 wu3 qi4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing

西北大學 sai1 bak1 daai6 hok6 xi1 bei3 da4 xue2 = Northwest University (in Xi'an, Shaanxi, also in Evanston, Illinois)

張北 zoeng1 bak1 Zhang1 bei3 = [n] Zhangbei (place in Hebei)

北埔鄉 bak1 bou3 hoeng1 bei3 bu4 xiang1 = Peipu (village in Taiwan)

北倉區 bak1 cong1 keoi1 bei3 cang1 qu1 = Beicang (area in Zhejiang)

北川 bak1 cyun1 bei3 chuan1 = Beichuan (place in Sichuan)

北戴河區 bak1 daai3 ho4 keoi1 bei3 dai4 he2 qu1 = Beidaihe (area in Hebei)

北竿鄉 bak1 gon1 hoeng1 bei3 gan1 xiang1 = Peikan (village in Taiwan)

北區 bak1 keoi1 bei3 qu1 = Pei (area in Taiwan)

北流 bak1 lau4 bei3 liu2 = Beiliu

北門鄉 bak1 mun4 hoeng1 bei3 men2 xiang1 = Peimen (village in Taiwan)

北安 bak1 on1 bei3 an1 = Bei'an, Pak On

北票 bak1 piu3 bei3 piao4 = Beipiao

北投區 bak1 tau4 keoi1 bei3 tou2 qu1 = Peitou (area in Taiwan)

北屯 bak1 tyun4 bei3 tun2 = Beitun (place in Xinjiang)

北屯區 bak1 tyun4 keoi1 bei3 tun2 qu1 = Peitun (area in Taiwan)

江北 gong1 bak1 jiang1 bei3 = Jiangbei (place in Sichuan), Kong Pak

淮北 waai4 bak1 huai2 bei3 = Huaibei (city in Anhui)

湖北省 wu4 bak1 saang2 hu2 bei3 sheng3 = Hubei, a central China province

丘北 jau1 bak1 qiu1 bei3 = Qiubei (place in Yunnan)

北九州 bak1 gau2 zau1 bei3 jiu3 zhou1 = Kitakyushu

美國西北航空 mei5 gwok3 sai1 bak1 hong4 hung1 = Northwest Airlines Inc.

北大嶼山公路 bak1 daai6 jyu4 saan1 gung1 lou6 = North Lantau Highway

台北市政府 toi4 bak1 si5 zing3 fu2 tai2 bei3 shi4 zheng4 fu3 = the Taipei Municipal Government

北方聯盟 bak1 fong1 lyun4 mang4 = the Northern Alliance

竹北 zuk1 bak1 zhu2 bei3 = Chupei (city in Taiwan)

北京人民大會堂 bak1 ging1 jan4 man4 daai6 wui6 tong4 bei3 jing1 ren2 min2 da4 hui4 tang2 = the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

北京動物園 bak1 ging1 dung6 mat6 jyun4*2 bei3 jing1 dong4 wu4 yuan2 = Beijing Zoo

北京工人體育場 bak1 ging1 gung1 jan4 tai2 juk6 coeng4 bei3 jing1 gong1 ren2 ti3 yu4 chang2 = Workers Stadium

北京軍區 bak1 ging1 gwan1 keoi1 bei3 jing1 jun1 qu1 = Beijing Military Region

北京工業大學 bak1 ging1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2 = Beijing University of Technology

北京師范大學 bak1 ging1 si1 faan6 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 shi1 fan4 da4 xue2 = Beijing Normal University

北京林業大學 bak1 ging1 lam4 jip6 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 lin2 ye4 da4 xue2 = Beijing Forestry University

北京科技大學 bak1 ging1 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2 = University of Science and Technology Beijing

北京航空航天大學 bak1 ging1 hong4 hung1 hong4 tin1 daai6 hok6 bei3 jing1 hang2 kong1 hang2 tian1 da4 xue2 = Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

北方民族大學 bak1 fong1 man4 zuk6 daai6 hok6 bei3 fang1 min2 zu2 da4 xue2 = Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)

東北大學 dung1 bak1 daai6 hok6 dong1 bei3 da4 xue2 = Northeastern University (Liaoning)

西北工業大學 sai1 bak1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6 xi1 bei3 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2 = Northwestern Polytechnical University

北京舞蹈學院 bak1 ging1 mou5 dou6 hok6 jyun6*2 bei3 jing1 wu3 dao3 xue2 yuan4 = Beijing Dance Academy (common formation)

北京電影學院 bak1 ging1 din6 jing2 hok6 jyun6*2 bei3 jing1 dian4 ying3 xue2 yuan4 = Beijing Film Academy (common formation)

北京時間 bak1 ging1 si4 gaan1*3 bei3 jing1 shi2 jian1 = Chinese Standard Time (common formation)

臺北國際商業銀行股份有限公司 toi4 bak1 gwok3 zai3 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = International Bank of Taipei (common formation)

北芪 bak1 kei4 = milk vetch root 粵

走南闖北 zau2 naam4 cong2 bak1 zou3 nan2 chuang3 bei3 = to roam all over the country

北江 bak1 gong1 bei3 jiang1 = Beijiang River

北歐海盜 bak1 au1 hoi2 dou6 bei3 ou1 hai3 dao4 = Vikings (lit., "Northern European sea pirates")

漆咸道北 cat1 haam4 dou6 bak1 = Chatham Road North

北部灣 bak1 bou6 waan1 = Tonkin Bay, Gulf of Tonkin

北卡羅萊納 bak1 kaa1 lo4 loi4 naap6 bei3 ka3 luo2 lai2 na4 = North Carolina

北達科塔 bak1 daat6 fo1 taap3 bei3 da2 ke1 da5 = North Dakota

台北捷運公司 toi4 bak1 zit6 wan6 gung1 si1 tai2 bei3 jie2 yun4 gong1 si1 = Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, TRTC

北極光 bak1 gik6 gwong1 bei3 ji2 guang1 = aurora borealis; the northern lights; streamers

北橋 bak1 kiu4 bei3 qiao2 = northbridge

北潭凹 bak1 taam4 aau3 = Pak Tam Au

北京路 bak1 ging1 lou6 bei3 jing1 lu4 = Beijing Road

中國北方工業公司 zung1 gwok3 bak1 fong1 gung1 jip6 gung1 si1 zhong1 guo2 bei3 fang1 gong1 ye4 gong1 si1 = China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)

北斗鎮 bak1 dau2 zan3 bei3 dou3 zhen4 = Peitou (town in Taiwan)

北港鎮 bak1 gong2 zan3 bei3 gang3 zhen4 = Peikang (town in Taiwan)

北碚 bak1 pui5 bei3 bei4 = Beibei district

北鎮滿族自治縣 bak1 zan3 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 bei3 zhen4 man3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Beizhen Manzu autonomous county (county in Liaoning)

北美自由貿易協議 bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ji5 bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 yi4 = North American Free Trade Agreement

北美自由貿易協定 bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ding6 bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 ding4 = North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

北山 bak1 saan1 bei3 shan1 = northern mountain (refers to Mount Mang at Luoyang in Henan)

國立臺北科技大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 bak1 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 bei3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2 = National Taipei University of Technology

北魏 bak1 ngai6 bei3 wei4 = Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)

Showing all 3 examples containing 北

北京的天氣怎麼樣？國
How's the weather in Beijing?

北京嗰度嘅天氣點樣？粵
How's the weather over there in Beijing?
[The 嗰度 is optional.]

呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.
[In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]

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