北边

北邊

běibiān

noun HSK 1 #7,752

Meanings

1 north side
2 to the north

Characters

Examples

学校在北边。

Xuéxiào zài běibiān.

The school is to the north.

北边有一家商店。

Běibiān yǒu yì jiā shāngdiàn.

There is a shop to the north.

Tips

grammar

Chinese direction words follow the pattern: direction + 边. So 北边, 南边, 东边, 西边.

Stroke Order

北 běi

边 biān