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"North China" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
华北 華北 huá běi North China
Chinese Pinyin Translation
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn
北边 北邊 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of syn
北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
北侧 北側 běi cè north side / north face syn
五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
黄土 黃土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
蒙古族 měng gǔ zú Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia syn
朝中 cháo zhōng North Korea-China
侗族 dòng zú Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
中朝 zhōng cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn
金朝 jīn cháo Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
金代 jīn dài Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
中国通 中國通 zhōng guó tōng China watcher / an expert on China / an old China hand
察哈尔 察哈爾 chá hā ěr Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)
枯水期 kū shuǐ qī period of low water level (winter in north China)
夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians
肉夹馍 肉夾饃 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
中北大学 中北大學 zhōng běi dà xué North University of China (Shanxi)
貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn
图们江 圖們江 tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸 syn
子 zǐ 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[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
北 běi north / (classical) to be defeated syn
朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
北美 běi měi North America
北面 běi miàn northern side / north
北约 北約 běi yuē NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4xi1 Yang2 Gong1yue1 Zu3zhi1])
平壤 píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
北欧 北歐 běi ōu north Europe / Scandinavia
北上 běi shàng to go up north
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
北纬 北緯 běi wěi north latitude
北非 běi fēi North Africa
斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix)
北岸 běi àn the north bank
江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
北极星 北極星 běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris syn
沙门 沙門 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk syn
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
北美洲 běi měi zhōu North America
九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn
秋田 qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
北角 běi jiǎo North Point district of Hong Kong
阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa
北国 北國 běi guó the northern part of the country / the North syn
宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
龙潭 龍潭 lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan syn
基隆 jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
北亚 北亞 běi yà North Asia
唐山 táng shān see 唐山市[Tang2shan1 Shi4] / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)
北辰 běi chén Polaris / North Star syn
元山 yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
在华 在華 zài huá within China / during one's visit to China
中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north
六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
驻华 駐華 zhù huá stationed in China / located in China
海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū 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
长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
抗美援朝 kàng měi yuán cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions syn
朝鲜族 朝鮮族 cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
幽州 yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing
湖区 湖區 hú qū Lake District, north England
多尔衮 多爾袞 duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
阳明山 陽明山 yáng míng shān Mt Yangming in Hunan / Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
北韩 北韓 běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
羌族 qiāng zú Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
新屋 xīn wū Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
燕国 燕國 yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
龟山 龜山 guī shān Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
北朝鲜 北朝鮮 běi cháo xiǎn North Korea
华商晨报 華商晨報 huá shāng chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报)
中国银联 中國銀聯 zhōng guó yín lián China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
朝韩 朝韓 cháo hán North and South Korea
南北长 南北長 nán běi cháng north-south distance
中国传媒大学 中國傳媒大學 zhōng guó chuán méi dà xué Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
白帝城 bái dì chéng Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
魏晋南北朝 魏晉南北朝 wèi jìn nán běi cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
山形 shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
沙巴 shā bā Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
不平等条约 不平等條約 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)
北坡 běi pō north slope
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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