北 [－]

Jyutping bak1
Pinyin bèi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).

北 [－]

Jyutping bak1
Pinyin bò

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to be defeated; to fail
    • 敗北
      败北
      bài běi
      to suffer defeat
  2. character
    north; northern
    • 北移
      北移
      běi yí
      to move north
    • 北京
      北京
      běi jīng
      Beijing (literally, “northern capital”)

北 [－]

Jyutping bui3
Pinyin běi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an alternative form for 背, back

北 [－]

Jyutping bak1
Pinyin běi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. north/to be defeated (classical)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    指南​針指​住​嘅​方向​，​同​南方​相對​；​日出​嗰​陣​直​望​太​陽​，​左手​邊就​係​北方
    north
    • 北方
      北方
      bak1 fong1
      the north
    • 北極
      北极
      bak1 gik6
      the North Pole
    • 北半球
      北半球
      bak1 bun3 kau4
      The Northern Hemisphere
    • 北冰洋
      北冰洋
      bak1 bing1 joeng4
      The Arctic Ocean
    • 北區
      北区
      bak1 keoi1
      the North district
    • 西北
      西北
      sai1 bak1
      northwest
    • 東北
      东北
      dung1 bak1
      northeast
    • 北歐
      北欧
      bak1 au1
      Northern Europe
    • 新界北
      新界北
      san1 gaai3 bak1
      New Territories North
    • 華北
      华北
      waa4 bak1
      North China
    • 佢住得好北嘅。
      佢住得好北嘅。
      keoi5 zyu6 dak1 hou2 bak1 ge3.
      She lives in the north. (Literally, She lives very north)
    • 颱風位於台北以北一百公里。
      台风位于台北以北一百公里。
      toi4 fung1 wai2 jyu1 toi4 bak1 ji5 bak1 jat1 baak3 gung1 lei5.
      The typhoon is at 100km north of Taipei.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to be defeated; to fail
    • 敗北
      败北
      bài běi
      to suffer defeat
  2. character
    north; northern
    • 北移
      北移
      běi yí
      to move north
    • 北京
      北京
      běi jīng
      Beijing (literally, “northern capital”)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. north
  2. northern
  3. northward
  4. Cangjie Input
    LMP
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #19
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #12
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #11

北 [－]

Jyutping baak1
Pinyin běi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. north/to be defeated (classical)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    去北海道滑雪。
    去北海道滑雪。
    qù běi hǎi dào huá xuě 。
    • I will go skiing in Hokkaido.
  2. Mandarin
    这篇小说的中心点是南北战争。
    這篇小說的中心點是南北戰爭。
    zhè piān xiǎo shuō de zhōng xīn diǎn shì nán běi zhàn zhēng 。
    • The novel is centered on the Civil War.
  3. Mandarin
    数月后，牠们回到了北极的繁殖地。
    數月後，牠們回到了北極的繁殖地。
    shù yuè hòu ， tā men huí dào le běi jí de fán zhí dì 。
    • A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
  4. Mandarin
    我们朝著正北走去。
    我們朝著正北走去。
    wǒ men cháo zhù zhèng běi zǒu qù 。
    • We went due north.
  5. Mandarin
    我的家坐北向南。
    我的家坐北向南。
    wǒ de jiā zuò běi xiàng nán 。
    • My house looks to the south.
    • My house faces to the south.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我去过北海道。
    我去過北海道。
    ngo5 heoi3 gwo3 bak1 hoi2 dou6 。
    • I've been to Hokkaido before.
  2. Cantonese
    圣诞老人住喺北极。
    聖誕老人住喺北極。
    sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4 zyu6 hai2 bak1 gik6 。
    • Santa lives at the North Pole.
  3. Cantonese
    旧年夏天，我哋去咗北海道。
    舊年夏天，我哋去咗北海道。
    gau6 nin2 haa6 tin1 ， ngo5 dei2 heoi3 zo2 bak1 hoi2 dou6 。
    • Last summer we went to Hokkaido.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    西贡北属于一块飞地，虽然冇同大埔区接壤，但系佢系属于大埔区嘅。
    西貢北屬於一塊飛地，雖然冇同大埔區接壤，但係佢係屬於大埔區嘅。
    sai1 gung3 bak1 suk6 jyu1 jat1 faai3 fei1 dei6, seoi1 jin4 mou5 tung4 daai6 bou3 keoi1 zip3 joeng6, daan6 hai6 keoi5 hai6 suk6 jyu1 daai6 bou3 keoi1 ge3.
    • Sai Kung North is an exclave of Tai Po District because it does not border the district on land.
  2. Cantonese
    北极星
    北極星
    bak1 gik6 sing1
    • Polaris
  3. Cantonese
    我嘅心愿系同爱人去睇北极光。
    我嘅心願係同愛人去睇北極光。
    • My dream is to watch the northern lights with my lover.
  4. Cantonese
    八十年代系港商北上开设厂房嘅高峰期。
    八十年代係港商北上開設廠房嘅高峯期。
    baat3 sap6 nin4 doi6 hai6 gong2 soeng1 bak1 soeng6 hoi1 cit3 cong2 fong4 ge3 gou1 fung1 kei4.
    • The 80s was a high point of Hong Kong manufacturers opening factories in the mainland.
  5. Cantonese
    东北季候风正为华南带嚟寒冷嘅天气。
    東北季候風正為華南帶嚟寒冷嘅天氣。
    dung1 bak1 gwai3 hau6 fung1 zing3 wai6 waa4 naam4 daai3 lei4 hon4 laang5 ge3 tin1 hei3.
    • The northeast monsoon is bringing cold weather to southern China.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个主席无乜本事，佢只系北京𠮶边啲扯线公仔。
    呢個主席無乜本事，佢只係北京嗰邊啲扯線公仔。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国的首都是北京。
    中國的首都是北京。
    zhōng guó de shǒu dū shì běi jīng ．
    • The capital of China is Beijing.
  2. Mandarin
    败北
    敗北
    bài běi
    • to suffer defeat
  3. Mandarin
    北移
    北移
    běi yí
    • to move north
  4. Mandarin
    北京
    北京
    běi jīng
    • Beijing (literally, “northern capital”)
  5. Mandarin
    其母系北京人。
    其母係北京人。
    qí mǔ xì běi jīng rén ．
    • His mother is a native of Beijing.