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north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
HSK 2
the North 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
north wind
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  *子* | 子* | *子
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
north and south / north to south
HSK 5
the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院
North China Plain
Russia, China and North Korea
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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
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织)
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
east, south, west and north / all directions
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢, with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
North America
Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
North America
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea
special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
North Star / Polaris
a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean
Ding Ruchang (1836–1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
north central area
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) / rhesus monkey / lit. river Ganges monkey of north India
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日, supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
Luzon Island, north Philippines
north wind
North Atlantic
(Tw, HK) North Korea
north Europe / Scandinavia
lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
to go up north
ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976
east west south north
North Point district of Hong Kong
Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia
New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣|台北县
Taoyuan city in north Taiwan, capital of Taoyuan county
the peoples north, west and south of China
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
Hindi / a north Indian language
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
North China
North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
North and South America
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
to close a country; to exclude foreign contact / closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
northern side / north
Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
North and South Korea
the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea
south and north poles
North and South Korea
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道 and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道
beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关 or both
north side / north face
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
by mutual consent (north China dialect)
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
North Africa
Lake District, north England
north-south distance
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市)
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
talks on North Korea's nuclear program
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
North Sea (in Europe) / historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖|贝加尔湖, Russia
North Korea-China
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei
Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
north slope
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山)
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
Hamhung, North Korea
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝

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