北边

北边
běibiān

north side

HSK 1 (3.0)4 meanings#9459
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    north side

    朝向北方的一侧cháoxiàng běifāng de yīcè

    • My house is north of the school.

    • There is a large playground to the north of the library.

  2. noun

    to the north of

    某个地方的北方方向mǒuɡè dìfang de běifāng fāngxiàng

    • The school is on the north side of the park.

    • The library is to the north of the supermarket.

  3. noun

    northern part

    方向或位置在北面的一侧fāngxiàng huò wèizhì zài běi miàn de yī cè

    • My home is on the north side of the city.

    • The northern side of that mountain is covered in snow year-round.

  4. noun

    north

    指方向,在北方的一侧zhǐ fāngxiàng, zài běifāng de yīcè

    • My home is north of the school.

    • There is a small stream to the north of the library.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE

Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.

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