北方
běi fāng
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How to write 北方 (běi fāng) in Chinese

北方 (pinyin: běi fāng, written "bei fang" or "beifang") means north. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 北方.

Meaning

  • north
  • the northern part a country
  • China north of the Yellow River

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Examples

北方地区今天大部分都是晴天,气温最高十八度,最低三度。
běi fāng dì qū jīn tiān dà bù fen dōu shì qíng tiān, qì wēn zuì gāo shí bā dù, zuì dī sān dù.
The northern region is mostly sunny today. The temperature high is 18 degrees, low is 3 degrees.
在北方,人们喜欢在除夕晚上吃饺子。因为饺子的形状像古代的钱,所以吃饺子代表新的一年会有钱、有福气。
zài běi fāng, rén men xǐ huan zài chú xī wǎn shang chī jiǎo zi. yīn wèi jiǎo zi de xíng zhuàng xiàng gǔ dài de qián, suǒ yǐ chī jiǎo zi dài biǎo xīn de yì nián huì yǒu qián, yǒu fú qi.
In the north, people like to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. Because the shape of dumplings is like ancient money, eating dumplings represents that the new year will bring wealth and good fortune.

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