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北门

北門
běimén
noun

Measure Word

一个北门 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 north gate
  2. 2 northern entrance

Characters

北
běi
north
门
mén
gate, door

Examples

我们在学校北门见。
Wǒmen zài xuéxiào běimén jiàn.
Let's meet at the school's north gate.
故宫的北门叫神武门。
Gùgōng de běimén jiào Shénwǔ Mén.
The north gate of the Forbidden City is called the Gate of Divine Prowess.

Tips

culture
Chinese cities, palaces, and walled compounds are traditionally oriented north-south with gates on all four sides: 东门, 南门, 西门, 北门. On university campuses today, 北门 / 南门 etc. are standard meeting-point references.

Stroke Order

北 běi
门 mén

Related Words

北面 běimiàn #10,002
northern side; north / the north-facing side
北方 běifāng HSK 2 #5,468
the north / northern China
北部 běibù HSK 3 #6,059
northern part / the north
北边 běibiān HSK 1 #7,752
north side / to the north
北部新区 běibùxīnqū
Northern New District / northern new development zone
北方有佳人 běifāngyǒujiārén
in the north there is a beautiful woman / (fig.) the canonical opener for an unmatched beauty; a country-toppling beauty / (lit.) north-direction has fine-person
北路 běilù
north road / (the) north side of a road
北站 běizhàn #50,824
north station / northern station
大门 dàmén HSK 2 #3,495
main entrance / front gate
门 mén HSK 1 #389
door / gate / entrance
北门 běimén
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