Hanzi
Traditional
北
Simplified
北

north/(classical) to be defeated

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

běi, bèi

Bopomofo

ㄅㄟˇ, ㄅㄟˋ

Jyutping

bak1

Example sentences

北 běi
這座房子坐北朝南。
这座房子坐北朝南。

This house faces south (literally: sits north facing south).

遷 / 迁 qiān
他家從城南遷到了城北。
他家从城南迁到了城北。

His family moved from the south of the city to the north.

北京 běijīng
北京是中國的首都。
北京是中国的首都。

Beijing is the capital of China.

於 / 于 yú
他生於北京。
他生于北京。

He was born in Beijing.

北大 běidà
他從北大畢業後，進入了一家知名的科技公司工作。
他从北大毕业后，进入了一家知名的科技公司工作。

After graduating from Peking University, he started working at a well-known technology company.

簡稱 / 简称 jiǎnchēng
北京大學簡稱為「北大」。
北京大学简称为「北大」。

Peking University is abbreviated as 'Beida'.

Example Vocabulary

北

bei3

north

北京

bei3'jing1

Beijing

北京人

bei3'jing1'ren2

北京市

北國

bei3'guo2

北大

bei3'da4

Peking University; PKU

北平

中北部

以北

北亞

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