北方

běifāng

noun HSK 2 #5,468

Meanings

1 the north
2 northern China

Characters

direction; region

Examples

北方的冬天很冷。

Běifāng de dōngtiān hěn lěng.

Winters in the north are very cold.

他是北方人。

Tā shì běifāng rén.

He is from northern China.

北方人喜欢吃面条。

Běifāng rén xǐhuan chī miàntiáo.

Northerners like to eat noodles.

Tips

culture

China's north-south divide roughly follows the Huai River and Qinling Mountains. Northerners are stereotyped as eating wheat (noodles, dumplings) while southerners eat rice.

Stroke Order

北 běi

方 fāng