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北方

běi fāng · bei fang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. north
  2. the northern part a country
  3. China north of the Yellow River
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North and south

  1. Qiqi

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)是(shì)北方人(běifāngrén)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you a northerner?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)是(shì)北方人(běifāngrén)，冬天(dōngtiān)家(jiā)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)。

    Yes, I am a northerner. In winter there is heating at home.

  3. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)是(shì)南方人(nánfāngrén)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)冬天(dōngtiān)没有(méiyǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)。

    I am a southerner. My home has no heating in winter.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那(nà)你们(nǐmen)冬天(dōngtiān)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Really? Then what do you do in winter?

  5. Qiqi

    所以(suǒyǐ)每年(měinián)冬天(dōngtiān)我(wǒ)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)来(lái)北方(běifāng)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    So every winter I want to come to the north to visit you.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)都(dōu)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)口(kǒu)音(yīn)像(xiàng)北(běi)方(fāng)人(rén)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)其(qí)实(shí)是(shì)南(nán)方(fāng)人(rén)。

They all say I sound like someone from the north, but I'm actually from the south.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

北(běi)方(fāng)的(de)冬(dōng)天(tiān)比(bǐ)南(nán)方(fāng)冷(lěng)得(de)多(duō)。

Winters in the north are much colder than in the south.

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北
běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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