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HSK 1
北

HSK 1locative

北

běi

北 (běi) means “north; (classical) to be defeated”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

北京在北方。

Běijīng zài běifāng.

Beijing is in the north.

Words containing 北

北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 北极běi jíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole 南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)北部běi bùnorthern part 东北Dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria 西北Xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)南北nán běinorth and south; north to south 北边běi biānnorth; north side; northern part; to the north of

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 北 mean?: 北 (běi) means “north; (classical) to be defeated”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 北 pronounced?: 北 is pronounced “běi” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 北?: 北 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 北?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 北 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18