北极星

北極星

Běijíxīng

noun #25,746

Meanings

HSK 6

在晴朗的夜晚，你可以用北极星找到正北方向。

Zài qínglǎng de yèwǎn, nǐ kěyǐ yòng Běijíxīng zhǎodào zhèng běi fāngxiàng.

On a clear night, you can use the North Star to find due north.

HSK 7-9

古代航海者依靠北极星来确定方向。

Gǔdài hánghǎi zhě yīkào Běijíxīng lái quèdìng fāngxiàng.

Ancient mariners relied on the North Star to determine their direction.

memory

北 = north, 极 = pole/extreme, 星 = star. The North Pole Star - a star at the north pole of the sky, pointing true north.

北 běi

极 jí

星 xīng