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north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
HSK 2
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to )
HSK 1
northeast
HSK 2
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
HSK 5
north / north side / northern part / to the north of
HSK 1
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  *北* | 北* | *北
north / (classical) to be defeated
HSK 1
northern part
HSK 3
northwest
HSK 2
Beijing Normal University
north and south / north to south
HSK 5
northern lights / aurora borealis
Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
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  *冀* | 冀* | *冀
short name for Hebei 河北 / surname Ji
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  *斗* | 斗* | *斗
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星
North China Plain
Arctic Circle
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  *燕* | 燕* | *燕
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409–436) / surname Yan
Yubei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學|北京师范大学 / Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织)
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (abbr. for 北京 + 上海 + 廣州|广州 + 深圳)
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to )
Beijing dialect
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
northeast / northeastern
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北, 華北|华北 and 西北
Beiliu, a county-level city in Yulin City 玉林市, Guangxi
Beijing resident / Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店, Beijing
Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
Northeast China; Manchuria
Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡 and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡 / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)
Peking Duck
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)
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  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
Northeast Asia
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
east, south, west and north / all directions
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
North America
Wuhan, sub-provincial city and capital of Hubei Province 湖北省
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
North America
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
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  *京* | 京* | *京
surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority / abbr. for Beijing 北京
abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰, Northern Ireland
the Northern Hemisphere
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
to live miles apart
Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan / Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市|大连市, Liaoning / Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan
Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea
(idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places; from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit
Beidaihe, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市, Hebei
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
North Star / Polaris
Beijing Review / also written 北京週報|北京周报
Beijing Review
north central area
the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学
Hokkaidō, Japan
Tokyo Bay / former name of 北部灣|北部湾, Gulf of Tonkin
Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
Huaibei, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
(astronomy) Big Dipper
polar bear
Gulf of Tonkin
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京 + 上海 + 廣州|广州)
Tropic of Cancer
North Atlantic
(Tw, HK) North Korea
Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
Ruifang or Juifang town in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
north Europe / Scandinavia
University of Science and Technology Beijing
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan

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