北方 běifāng — the north, the northern part of a country
běifāng (third tone, dipping)bei3fang1
the north, the northern part of a country
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)noun
Meanings
the north, the northern part of a country
A region, not a compass bearing. In China 北方 means everything roughly north of the Huai river — cold winters, wheat and noodles rather than rice. The direction itself is 北 or 北边.
noun
Example sentences
- 中国的北方冬天很冷。中國的北方冬天很冷。Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) běifāng (third tone, dipping) dōngtiān (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) lěng. (third tone, dipping)···
Winters are cold in the north of China.
- 他是北方人，个子很高。他是北方人，個子很高。Tā (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) běifāng (third tone, dipping) rén, (second tone, rising) gèzi (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) gāo. (first tone, high and level)···
He is a northerner, and very tall.