北端 běi duān ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄢ bak1 dyun1
- northern extremity
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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
端
- 尖端 jiān duān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ zim1 dyun1 sharp pointed end
- 弊端 bì duān ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bai6 dyun1 systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 端正 duān zhèng ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ dyun1 zing3 upright
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- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 不端 bù duān ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bat1 dyun1 improper
- 中端 zhōng duān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zung1 dyun1 mid-range; mid-tier
- 事端 shì duān ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢ si6 dyun1 disturbance
- 低端 dī duān ㄉㄧ ㄉㄨㄢ dai1 dyun1 low-end
- 借端 jiè duān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ ze3 dyun1 to use as pretext
- 两端 兩端 liǎng duān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ loeng5 dyun1 both ends (of a stick etc)
- 前端 qián duān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ cin4 dyun1 front
- 南端 nán duān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ naam4 dyun1 southern end or extremity
- 台端 tái duān ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄢ toi4 dyun1 you (in a formal letter)
- 单端 單端 dān duān ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ daan1 dyun1 (electronics) single-ended
- 报端 報端 bào duān ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bou3 dyun1 in the newspaper(s)
- 多端 duō duān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ do1 dyun1 multifarious
- 底端 dǐ duān ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢ dai2 dyun1 bottom
- 后端 後端 hòu duān ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄢ hau6 dyun1 backend (computing)
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
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄋㄧˊ bat1 ho2 dyun1 ngai4 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
- 诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
Example sentences
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城市 位于 位於 日本 的 最 北端 。
The city is at the northern end of Japan.
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