北极 北極
北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 HSK 5
- the North Pole
- the north magnetic pole
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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
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
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- 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
- 北圻 Běi qí ㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
极 極
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 太极 太極 Tài jí ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ taai3 gik6 the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 极其 極其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ gik6 kei4 extremely
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- 极力 極力 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gik6 lik6 to make a supreme effort
- 极度 極度 jí dù ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ gik6 dou6 extremely
- 极为 極為 jí wéi ㄐㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ gik6 wai4 extremely; exceedingly
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 极限 極限 jí xiàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gik6 haan6 limit
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 积极 積極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ zik1 gik6 active
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 偏极 偏極 piān jí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˊ pin1 gik6 (physics) polarization
- 偶极 偶極 ǒu jí ㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ngau5 gik6 dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
- 单极 單極 dān jí ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧˊ daan1 gik6 unipolar
- 基极 基極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ gei1 gik6 base electrode (in transistor)
- 栅极 柵極 shān jí ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧˊ saan1 gik6 grid (in vacuum tubes)
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
- 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 极深研几 極深研幾 jí shēn yán jǐ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ gik6 sam1 jin4 gei2 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
- 乐不可极 樂不可極 lè bù kě jí ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ lok6 bat1 ho2 gik6 (idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
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- 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ lok6 gik6 sang1 bei1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
- 否极泰来 否極泰來 pǐ jí tài lái ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- 穷奢极侈 窮奢極侈 qióng shē jí chǐ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˇ kung4 ce1 gik6 ci2 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
- 穷奢极欲 窮奢極欲 qióng shē jí yù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ kung4 ce1 gik6 juk6 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
- 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn ㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- 喜极而泣 喜極而泣 xǐ jí ér qì ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hei2 gik6 ji4 jap1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
- 罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ zeoi6 daai6 ok3 gik6 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
Example sentences
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北极熊 北極熊 正在 死去 。
The polar bears are dying.
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到 北极 北極 可不 容易 。
To reach the North Pole is not easy.
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圣诞老人 聖誕老人 住 在 北极 北極 。
Santa lives at the North Pole.
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北极 北極 与 與 南极 南極 的 温度 溫度 不一样 不一樣 。
The temperature at the North Pole is different from at the South Pole.
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数月 數月 后 後 ， 它 牠 们 們 回到 了 北极 北極 的 繁殖 地 。
A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
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