北边

北邊

běibiān

noun #7,752

Meanings

1 north side
2 to the north

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

学校在北边。

Xuéxiào zài běibiān.

The school is to the north.

HSK 1

北边有一家商店。

Běibiān yǒu yì jiā shāngdiàn.

There is a shop to the north.

HSK 2

往北边走就能看到地铁站。

Wǎng běibiān zǒu jiù néng kàndào dìtiě zhàn.

Walk north and you'll see the subway station.

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