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北部

běi bù · bei bu

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Meaning

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  1. northern part
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Going to see snow

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)看(kàn)雪(xuě)，哪里(nǎlǐ)有(yǒu)雪(xuě)？

    I want to see snow, where is there snow?

  2. Liangliang

    北部(běibù)呀(ya)，比如(bǐrú)哈尔滨(hāěrbīn)。

    The north, such as Harbin.

  3. Dengdeng

    北部(běibù)这么(zhème)远(yuǎn)，要(yào)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)吧(ba)？

    The north is so far, do we need to fly?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，两个小时(liǎnggèxiǎoshí)就(jiù)到(dào)。不过(bùguò)北部(běibù)现在(xiànzài)零下(língxià)三十度(sānshídù)。

    Yes, two hours. But the north is thirty below zero now.

  5. Dengdeng

    零下(língxià)三十度(sānshídù)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)夏天(xiàtiān)的(de)衣服(yīfu)。

    Thirty below! But I only have summer clothes.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)买(mǎi)一件(yījiàn)大(dà)羽绒服(yǔróngfú)，两个人(liǎnggèrén)穿(chuān)。

    Then let's first buy one big down coat for the two of us to wear.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

北(běi)海(hǎi)道(dào)在(zài)日(rì)本(běn)本(běn)州(zhōu)的(de)北(běi)部(bù)。

Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)北(běi)部(bù)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)新(xīn)开(kāi)的(de)商(shāng)店(diàn)。

There are many newly opened shops in the northern part of this city.

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北
běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

部
bù

ministry; department

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