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北面

běi miàn · bei mian

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Meaning

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  1. northern side
  2. north
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Which way is north?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，地铁站(dìtiězhàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the subway station?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)这条(zhètiáo)路(lù)的(de)北面(běimiàn)，走(zǒu)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    It is on the north side of this road. Walk five minutes.

  3. Leon

    北面(běimiàn)？哪边(nǎbiān)是(shì)北面(běimiàn)？

    The north side? Which side is north?

  4. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)指南针(zhǐnánzhēn)，往上(wǎngshàng)就是(jiùshì)北面(běimiàn)。

    There is a compass on your phone. Up is north.

  5. Leon

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    My phone is out of battery.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)走过去(zǒuguòqù)吧(ba)。

    Then I will walk with you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

加(jiā)拿(ná)大(dà)位(wèi)于(yú)美(měi)国(guó)的(de)北(běi)面(miàn)。

Canada is to the north of the United States.

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

02

图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)的(de)北(běi)面(miàn)有(yǒu)一(yí)片(piàn)安(ān)静(jìng)的(de)公(gōng)园(yuán)。

There is a quiet park to the north of the library.

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