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北边

běi biān · bei bian

Traditional 北邊

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Meaning

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  1. north
  2. north side
  3. northern part
  4. to the north of
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Which way is north?

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)的(de)北边(běibiān)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)套圈(tàoquān)的(de)摊位(tānwèi)。

    On the north side of the night market there is a ring-toss stall.

  2. Liangliang

    北边(běibiān)是(shì)哪边(nǎbiān)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看见(kànjiàn)一个(yīgè)门(mén)。

    Which way is north? I only see one gate.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)红(hóng)灯笼(dēnglóng)，摊位(tānwèi)就(jiù)在(zài)后面(hòumian)。

    Look at that red lantern. The stall is right behind it.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！可是(kěshì)北边(běibiān)的(de)摊位(tānwèi)收摊(shōutān)了(le)。

    I found it! But the north-side stall has closed for the day.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)别的(biéde)地方(dìfang)玩(wán)吧(ba)。

    Then let us go and play somewhere else.

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2 examples
01

泰(tài)国(guó)在(zài)北(běi)边(biān)接(jiē)壤(rǎng)缅(miǎn)甸(diàn)和(hé)老(lǎo)挝(wō)。

Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by megamanenm · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)一(yí)阵(zhèn)从(cóng)北(běi)边(biān)吹(chuī)来(lái)的(de)冷(lěng)风(fēng)。

There was a cold wind blowing from the north.

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

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北
běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

边
biān

side; edge

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