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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
北 běi	北 \| 北* \| *北	north / (classical) to be defeated	HSK 1


北京 Běijīng	北京 \| 北京* \| *北京	Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China	HSK 1


北边 běibiān	北边 \| 北边* \| *北边	north / north side / northern part / to the north of	北邊 HSK 1


东北 dōngběi	东北 \| 东北* \| *东北	northeast	東北 HSK 2


西北 xīběi	西北 \| 西北* \| *西北	northwest	HSK 2


北方 běifāng	北方 \| 北方* \| *北方	north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River	HSK 2


北部 běibù	北部 \| 北部* \| *北部	northern part	HSK 3


南北 nánběi	南北 \| 南北* \| *南北	north and south / north to south	HSK 5


北极 běijí	北极 \| 北极* \| *北极	the North Pole; the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole	北極 HSK 5


泰斗 tàidǒu	泰斗 \| 泰斗* \| *泰斗	(abbr. for 泰山北斗) distinguished figure / doyen / revered authority	HSK 7-9


湖北 Húběi	湖北 \| 湖北* \| *湖北	Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武漢｜武汉


东北 Dōngběi	东北 \| 东北* \| *东北	Northeast China / Manchuria	東北


泰山 Tàishān	泰山 \| 泰山* \| *泰山	Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


金山 Jīnshān	金山 \| 金山* \| *金山	Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai / Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


京 Jīng	京 \| 京* \| *京	surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority / abbr. for Beijing 北京


燕 Yān	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


河北 Héběi	河北 \| 河北* \| *河北	Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄


北海 Běihǎi	北海 \| 北海* \| *北海	Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City / the North Sea (Europe) / Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi / Bohai Sea / Lake Baikal


士林 Shìlín	士林 \| 士林* \| *士林	Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan


斗 Dǒu	斗 \| 斗* \| *斗	abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星


松山 Sōngshān	松山 \| 松山* \| *松山	Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan / Matsuyama, city in Japan


淡水 Dànshuǐ	淡水 \| 淡水* \| *淡水	Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


西魏 Xī Wèi	西魏 \| 西魏* \| *西魏	Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏


西北 Xīběi	西北 \| 西北* \| *西北	Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)


石家庄 Shíjiāzhuāng	石家庄 \| 石家庄* \| *石家庄	Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省 in north China	石家莊


北川 Běichuān	北川 \| 北川* \| *北川	Beichuan, county-level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽｜绵阳, Sichuan


北大 Běi Dà	北大 \| 北大* \| *北大	Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學｜北京大学)


凉 Liáng	凉 \| 凉* \| *凉	the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼｜前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼｜后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼｜北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼｜南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼｜西凉 (400-421)	涼


北门 Běimén	北门 \| 北门* \| *北门	Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣｜台南县, Taiwan	北門


中和 Zhōnghé	中和 \| 中和* \| *中和	Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


华北 Huáběi	华北 \| 华北* \| *华北	North China	華北


大安 Dà'ān	大安 \| 大安* \| *大安	Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣｜台中县, Taiwan / Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin


冀 Jì	冀 \| 冀* \| *冀	short name for Hebei 河北 / surname Ji


万里 Wànlǐ	万里 \| 万里* \| *万里	Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan	萬里


南北朝 Nán Běicháo	南北朝 \| 南北朝* \| *南北朝	Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)


北爱尔兰 Běi Ài'ěrlán	北爱尔兰 \| 北爱尔兰* \| *北爱尔兰	Northern Ireland	北愛爾蘭


北美 Běiměi	北美 \| 北美* \| *北美	North America


北戴河 Běidàihé	北戴河 \| 北戴河* \| *北戴河	Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市｜秦皇岛市, Hebei


林口 Línkǒu	林口 \| 林口* \| *林口	Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang / Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


北斗 Běidǒu	北斗 \| 北斗* \| *北斗	Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣｜彰化县, Taiwan


信义 Xìnyì	信义 \| 信义* \| *信义	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	信義


北疆 Běijiāng	北疆 \| 北疆* \| *北疆	northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山)


北疆 běijiāng	北疆 \| 北疆* \| *北疆	northern frontier


北约 Běiyuē	北约 \| 北约* \| *北约	NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織｜北大西洋公约组织)	北約


魁北克 Kuíběikè	魁北克 \| 魁北克* \| *魁北克	Quebec province, Canada


南港 Nángǎng	南港 \| 南港* \| *南港	Nankang District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan


江北 Jiāngběi	江北 \| 江北* \| *江北	Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶｜重庆 / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市｜宁波市, Zhejiang


大江南北 Dàjiāngnánběi	大江南北 \| 大江南北* \| *大江南北	north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China


工体 Gōngtǐ	工体 \| 工体* \| *工体	abbr. for 北京工人體育場｜北京工人体育场, Workers Stadium	工體


树林 Shùlín	树林 \| 树林* \| *树林	Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan	樹林


长廊 chángláng	长廊 \| 长廊* \| *长廊	promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園｜北京颐和园	長廊


土城 Tǔchéng	土城 \| 土城* \| *土城	Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


鄂 È	鄂 \| 鄂* \| *鄂	surname E / abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省


北仑 Běilún	北仑 \| 北仑* \| *北仑	Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市｜宁波市, Zhejiang	北侖


淮北 Huáiběi	淮北 \| 淮北* \| *淮北	Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui


北宋 Běi Sòng	北宋 \| 北宋* \| *北宋	the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)


两湖 Liǎng Hú	两湖 \| 两湖* \| *两湖	Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces	兩湖


北面 běimiàn	北面 \| 北面* \| *北面	northern side / north


天南地北 tiānnán - dìběi	天南地北 \| 天南地北* \| *天南地北	far apart / from different places; from all over / (to talk) about this and that


北关 Běiguān	北关 \| 北关* \| *北关	Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市｜安阳市, Henan	北關


塞北 Sàiběi	塞北 \| 塞北* \| *塞北	territories beyond the Great Wall (old)


向北 xiàngběi	向北 \| 向北* \| *向北	northward / facing north


北洋 Běiyáng	北洋 \| 北洋* \| *北洋	the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong


北平 Běipíng	北平 \| 北平* \| *北平	Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)


北安 Běi'ān	北安 \| 北安* \| *北安	Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang


漠北 Mòběi	漠北 \| 漠北* \| *漠北	Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)


北极熊 běijíxióng	北极熊 \| 北极熊* \| *北极熊	polar bear	北極熊


北辰 Běichén	北辰 \| 北辰* \| *北辰	Polaris / North Star


渝北 Yúběi	渝北 \| 渝北* \| *渝北	Yubei, a district of Chongqing 重慶｜重庆


北碚 Běibèi	北碚 \| 北碚* \| *北碚	Beibei, a district of Chongqing 重慶｜重庆


石门 Shímén	石门 \| 石门* \| *石门	Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan	石門


洮北 Táoběi	洮北 \| 洮北* \| *洮北	Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin


水立方 Shuǐlìfāng	水立方 \| 水立方* \| *水立方	Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心｜北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games


北汽 Běiqì	北汽 \| 北汽* \| *北汽	Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) / abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司｜北京汽车制造厂有限公司


北半球 Běibànqiú	北半球 \| 北半球* \| *北半球	Northern Hemisphere


长拳 chángquán	长拳 \| 长拳* \| *长拳	Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art	長拳


北部湾 Běibù Wān	北部湾 \| 北部湾* \| *北部湾	Gulf of Tonkin	北部灣


楚 Chǔ	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)


陕北 Shǎnběi	陕北 \| 陕北* \| *陕北	Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地｜革命圣地	陝北


北上 běishàng	北上 \| 北上* \| *北上	to go up north


北纬 běiwěi	北纬 \| 北纬* \| *北纬	north latitude	北緯


北漂 běipiāo	北漂 \| 北漂* \| *北漂	to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit


北林 Běilín	北林 \| 北林* \| *北林	Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市｜绥化市, Heilongjiang


败北 bàiběi	败北 \| 败北* \| *败北	(literary) to be routed (in a war) / to suffer defeat (in sports etc)	敗北


北国 běiguó	北国 \| 北国* \| *北国	the northern part of the country / the North	北國


三峡 Sānxiá	三峡 \| 三峡* \| *三峡	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	三峽


北大荒 běidàhuāng	北大荒 \| 北大荒* \| *北大荒	the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)


银海 Yínhǎi	银海 \| 银海* \| *银海	Yinhai district of Beihai city 北海市, Guangxi	銀海


北屯 Běitún	北屯 \| 北屯* \| *北屯	Beitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區｜阿勒泰地区, Xinjiang


邺 Yè	邺 \| 邺* \| *邺	surname Ye / ancient district in present-day Hebei 河北省	鄴


钦北 Qīnběi	钦北 \| 钦北* \| *钦北	Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市｜钦州市, Guangxi	欽北


新北 Xīnběi	新北 \| 新北* \| *新北	Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu / Hsinpei or New Taipei city in north Taiwan


北亚 Běi Yà	北亚 \| 北亚* \| *北亚	North Asia	北亞


北非 Běi Fēi	北非 \| 北非* \| *北非	North Africa


文山 Wénshān	文山 \| 文山* \| *文山	Wenshan County in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州｜文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan / Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan


北欧 Běi Ōu	北欧 \| 北欧* \| *北欧	north Europe / Scandinavia	北歐


北江 Běijiāng	北江 \| 北江* \| *北江	Beijiang River


浦北 Pǔběi	浦北 \| 浦北* \| *浦北	Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州｜钦州, Guangxi


葛优躺 Gě Yōutǎng	葛优躺 \| 葛优躺* \| *葛优躺	see 北京癱｜北京瘫	葛優躺


清州 Qīngzhōu	清州 \| 清州* \| *清州	Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道

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