北征 běi zhēng ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄥ bak1 zing1
- punitive expedition to the north
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
征
- 征服 zhēng fú ㄓㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zing1 fuk6 to conquer
- 征收 徵收 zhēng shōu ㄓㄥ ㄕㄡ zing1 sau1 to levy (a tax)
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zing1 kau4 to solicit
- 征集 徵集 zhēng jí ㄓㄥ ㄐㄧˊ zing1 zaap6 to collect
- 应征 應徵 yìng zhēng ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ jing3 zing1 to apply (for a job)
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- 特征 特徵 tè zhēng ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄥ dak6 zing1 characteristic
- 象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ zoeng6 zing1 symbol; emblem
- 长征 長征 cháng zhēng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄥ coeng4 zing1 expedition
- 仪征 儀徵 Yí zhēng ㄧˊ ㄓㄥ ji4 zing1 see 仪征市
- 出征 chū zhēng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄥ ceot1 zing1 to go into battle
- 力征 lì zhēng ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ lik6 zing1 by force
- 加征 加徵 jiā zhēng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ gaa1 zing1 to levy an additional (tax or tariff)
- 南征 nán zhēng ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ naam4 zing1 punitive expedition to the south
- 卜征 bǔ zhēng ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄥ buk1 zing1 to ask oracle for war forecast
- 孤征 gū zhēng ㄍㄨ ㄓㄥ gu1 zing1 to act on one's own
- 宵征 xiāo zhēng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄓㄥ siu1 zing1 night journey
- 专征 專征 zhuān zhēng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓㄥ zyun1 zing1 to go on a personal punitive expedition
- 引征 引徵 yǐn zhēng ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄥ jan5 zing1 quotation
- 强征 強徵 qiǎng zhēng ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄥ koeng5 zing1 to press into service
- 征人 zhēng rén ㄓㄥ ㄖㄣˊ zing1 jan4 traveler (on a long journey)
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
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- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 东讨西征 東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ dung1 tou2 sai1 zing1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 东征西讨 東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄠˇ dung1 zing1 sai1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 东征西怨 東征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˋ dung1 zing1 sai1 jyun3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
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- 横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn ㄏㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
- 无征不信 無徵不信 wú zhēng bù xìn ㄨˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ mou4 zing1 bat1 seon3 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
- 有征无战 有征無戰 yǒu zhēng wú zhàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄥ ㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ jau5 zing1 mou4 zin3 to win without a fight (idiom)
- 御驾亲征 御駕親征 yù jià qīn zhēng ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ jyu6 gaa3 can1 zing1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)