Běi jīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
Peking
PRC government
běi
north
to be defeated (classical)
Běi jīng Shì
Beijing
capital of People's Republic of China
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]
Hé běi
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
Hú běi
Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]
Tái běi shì
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Tái běi shì
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Tái běi
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Tái běi
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Gǎng běi
Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 shi4], Guangxi
Nán běi cháo
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Běi shān
northern mountain
refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
Běi píng
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Běi Sòng
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
běi fāng
north
the northern part a country
China north of the Yellow River
Běi Cháo
Northern Dynasties (386-581)
Běi dài hé
Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
běi fá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
Běi Wèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
Hǎi běi
Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
nán běi
north and south
north to south
běi guó
the northern part of the country
the North
běi biān
north
north side
northern part
to the north of
Běi gǎng
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Běi bèi
Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Běi chuān
Beichuan county level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽|绵阳, Sichuan
Běi dǒu
Great Bear
Big Dipper
Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
běi jí
the North Pole
the Arctic Pole
the north magnetic pole
běi yáng
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
Běi Dà
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
Hé běi shěng
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, abbr. 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄
bài běi
(literary) to be routed (in a war)
to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
Běi Yuè
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Xīn běi
Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
Hsinpei or New Taipei city in north Taiwan
Běi hǎi
Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
the North Sea (Europe)
Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi
Bohai Sea
Lake Baikal
Huái běi
Huaibei prefecture level city in Anhui
Hú běi shěng
Hubei province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉
Jiāng běi
Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Chongqing's main airport
Jiangbei district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
Běi qū
north district of city
north zone
Pei north district of a Taiwanese city
Zhá běi qū
Zhabei district, central Shanghai
Gǎng běi qū
Gangbei district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 shi4], Guangxi
Shǎn běi
Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
Běi lún
Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
Jiāng běi qū
Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Chongqing's main airport
Jiangbei district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
Shì běi qū
Shibei district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Yú běi qū
Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Běi shī
Beijing Normal University
abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Běi jīng shī fàn dà xué]
Běi jīng chén bào
Beijing morning post, www.morningpost.com.cn
Běi chén qū
Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
Hé běi Gōng yè Dà xué
Hebei University of Technology
Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Běi hán
North Korea (esp. South Korean usage)
Běi jīng Zhōng yī yào Dà xué
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
dōng nán xī běi
east, south, west and north
all directions
Běi yuē
NATO
abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4 xi1 Yang2 Gong1 yue1 Zu3 zhi1], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Běi xiàn
abbr. for 台北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taipei county in north Taiwan
Běi mén
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Běi jīng Lín yè Dà xué
Beijing Forestry University
Xī běi Gōng yè Dà xué
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Běi jīng Ào yùn
the Beijing 2008 Olympic games
Běi bèi qū
Beibei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
běi jí guāng
Northern lights
aurora borealis
Běi jīng Yǔ yán Dà xué
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
Hé běi qū
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
Běi jīng Háng kōng Háng tiān Dà xué
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Xīn běi shì
New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4]
Běi tún
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Běi jīng qīng nián bào
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
Běi hǎi shì
Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi
Běi jīng rì bào
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
Běi jīng Gōng yè Dà xué
Beijing University of Technology
Běi jīng rén
Beijing resident
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing
běi jīng rén
person from Beijing
Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinesis)
Běi jīng shī fàn dà xué
Beijing Normal University
Běi tóu qū
Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Běi jīng Lǐ gōng Dà xué
Beijing Institute of Technology
Huái běi shì
Huaibei prefecture level city in Anhui
Zhōng huá Tái běi
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
Běi guān
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
Běi jīng Kē jì Dà xué
University of Science and Technology Beijing
Běi yuàn
Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing
Běi zhèn
Beizhen county level city in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
Běi ān
Bei'an county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
Yú běi
Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Běi qì
Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司|北京汽车制造厂有限公司[Bei3 jing1 Qi4 che1 Zhi4 zao4 chang3 You3 xian4 Gong1 si1]
Dōng běi Dà xué
Northeastern University (in Shenyang 沈陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning)
Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan
Běi tún qū
Peitun north district of a Taiwanese city
běi dà huāng
the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
Běi tóu
Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Běi lún qū
Beilun district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang
Zhú běi
Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Běi liú
Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林[Yu4 lin2], Guangxi
Běi táng
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Zhú běi shì
Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu county 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Běi lín
Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Xīn běi qū
Xinbei district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
Hé běi rì bào
Hebei Daily, www.hebeidaily.com.cn
Běi jīng rén mín dà huì táng
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Běi fāng Gōng yè
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
běi dǒu qī xīng
Ursa Major
Great Bear
Big Dipper
Zhōng běi Dà xué
North University of China (Shanxi)
běi fá jūn
the Northern Expeditionary Army
Shěn běi xīn qū
Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
běi yuè
Mt Heng 恆山 in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Běi Dǎo
Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet
Běi Cháo xiǎn
North Korea (esp. Japanese usage)
Běi bù
Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Zhāng běi
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
nán yuán běi zhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
Běi tǎ
North tower
Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
Tái běi xiàn
Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan
Sōng běi
Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
Tái běi xiàn
Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
Běi Qí
Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)
Hé běi Kē jì Dà xué
Hebei University of Science and Technology
Běi Zhōu
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
one of the Northern Dynasties
Běi táng qū
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
lí kāi Běi jīng
to leave Beijing
to depart from Beijing
Běi piào
Beipiao county level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
hē xī běi fēng
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
běi yáng jūn fá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
Pǔ běi
Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
Běi Ài
abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
Chéng běi qū
north city district
Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
Lù běi qū
Lubei district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
Běi jīng jiào yù xué yuàn
Beijing Institute of Education
Běi chuān xiàn
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
nán zhēng běi zhàn
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Běi yáng zhèng fǔ
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911
Běi yáng jūn
north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution
Běi jīng Wù zī Xué yuàn
Beijing Materials University
Běi Hàn
Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)
Běi fá zhàn zhēng
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
Liǔ běi
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Qiū běi
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Sōng běi qū
Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
Běi liú shì
Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林[Yu4 lin2], Guangxi
Běi ān shì
Bei'an county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
Luó běi
Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
Zhāng běi xiàn
Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
Běi piào shì
Beipiao county level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
Běi hú qū
North lake district
Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
Běi gān
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan
Quán luó běi dào
North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州[Quan2 zhou1]
guó lì Tái běi kē jì dà xué
National Taipei University of Technology
Běi gǎng zhèn
Beigang or Peikang town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
běi zhēng
punitive expedition to the north
Běi yáng shuǐ shī
north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)
Hǎi běi Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Qìng shàng běi dào
North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱[Da4 qiu1]
Běi shǐ
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
Běi jīng chǎn quán jiāo yì suǒ
China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)
Hǎi běi zhōu
Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai
Běi dài hé qū
Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
Běi lǐng dì
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
Běi bù xiāng
Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Běi dǒu zhèn
Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
Pǔ běi xiàn
Pubei county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
Běi jīng zhōu bào
Beijing Review
also written 北京週報|北京周报
Běi fāng Mín zú Dà xué
Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)
Qīn běi
Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Běi zhèn shì
Beizhen county level city in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
Liǔ běi qū
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Luó běi xiàn
Luobei county in Hegang 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
Běi lín qū
Beilin district of Suihua city 綏化市|绥化市, Heilongjiang
Běi chuān Qiāng zú zì zhì xiàn
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
Běi Dà xī yáng · gōng yuē · zǔ zhī
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Táo běi
Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
Běi jīng yuán rén
Peking ape-man
Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4] in 1921
běi yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
Běi guān qū
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
dōng nán xī běi zhōng
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Tài shān Běi dǒu
as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
Běi jīng háng kōng xué yuàn
Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute
abbr. to 北航院
Běi fāng bāng
Uttar Pradesh (state in India)
Qiū běi xiàn
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Běi Máng
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Zhōng qīng běi dào
North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
Běi tǎ qū
North tower district
Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
Běi Qí shū
History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
běi Yìn dù yǔ
Hindi
a north Indian language
běi liáng
Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)
Qīn běi qū
Qinbei district of Qinzhou city 欽州市|钦州市[Qin1 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn
Beijing Language Institute
former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
Táo běi qū
Taobei district of Baicheng city 白城市, Jilin
Běi Ōu háng kōng gōng sī
Scandinavian airlines system, SAS
Běi wēi zhōu
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Qìng shàng běi dào
North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱[Da4 qiu1]
nán zhēng běi tǎo
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Běi jīng shāng wù zhōng xīn qū
Beijing central business district CBD
Zhōng guó Běi fāng Gōng yè Gōng sī
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)
Kuí běi kè shì
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
Píng ān běi dào
North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning
Sù běi xiàn
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Běi gān xiāng
Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
Zhōng qīng běi dào
North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
Běi ān pǔ dūn
Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡[Bei3 an1 pu3 dun1 jun4]
Xián jìng běi dào
North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]
Sù běi Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
gǔ běi jiè
northern Eurasia (in geography)
qīn Běi jīng
pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
Běi lái yīn · Wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
Huá běi shì biàn
North China incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
Huáng Hǎi běi dào
North Hwanghae Province 황해북도 of west North Korea
běi chái hú
honewort
Cryptotaenia japonica
nán zhēng běi fá
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Shěn běi xīn
Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Běi jīng qì chē zhì zào chǎng yǒu xiàn gōng sī
Beijing automobile works BAW
běi lǎo
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
Běi jīng yì shù xué yuàn
Beijing Academy of Fine Arts
Zhōng É Běi jīng tiáo yuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
běi fāng lǎo
northerner
guy from the north
Yankee
Běi yáng lù jūn
north China army (esp. during the warlords period)
běi miǎn zuò
Corona Borealis (constellation)
zhuī wáng zhú běi
to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
Zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
Běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn
Beijing national aquatics center, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games
Běi yáng xì
Beiyang faction of Northern Warlords
Běi tún zhèn
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Běi tún shì
Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Běi jīng Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
běi biān r
erhua variant of 北邊|北边[bei3 bian1]
Běi mén xiāng
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
zhuī bēn zhú běi
to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
nán jī běi dǒu
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
Huá běi lóng
Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)
Běi cāng qū
erroneous variant of 北侖區|北仑区[Bei3 lun2 qu1], Beilun district of Ningbo, Zhejiang
Běi zhèn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn
Beizhen Manzu autonomous county in Liaoning
běi pài táng láng quán
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
Hú běi huā qiū
Chinese Rowan tree
Sorbus hupehensis or Hupeh rowan
Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Běi jīng hé wǔ qì yán jiū suǒ
Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing
běi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
běi liù
(bird species of China) Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi)
běi yīng juān
(bird species of China) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
Nán Běi cháo
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Běi Jiǎo
North Point district of Hong Kong
běi huáng yīng
(bird species of China) Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Locustella ochotensis)
Běi lái yīn · Wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
Běi yáng Jūn fá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
Běi Liáng
Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)
Běi piāo
migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit
Běi Yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
běi duǎn chì yīng
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
běi hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
Guó lì Tái běi Kē jì Dà xué
National Taipei University of Technology
Dà jiāng nán běi
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
(fig.) all over China
tiān nán dì běi
distant places
all over the country
(to talk) about this and that
Mò běi
Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)
Zhú běi Shì
Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Huá běi Shì biàn
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
Xī běi
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
Xī běi Nóng lín Kē jì Dà xué
North West Agriculture and Forestry University
Hú běi Shěng
Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]
Hé běi Shěng
Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀[Ji4], capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
tiān nán hǎi běi
see 天南地北[tian1 nan2 di4 bei3]
zhǎo bu zháo běi
to be confused and disoriented
Dōng běi
Northeast China
Manchuria
Dōng běi Píng yuán
Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain
jí běi zhū dǐng què
(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
jí běi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
Hé běi Rì bào
Hebei Daily, www.hebeidaily.com.cn
kào běi
(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (Minnan: khàu-pē)
(slang) (Tw) to rattle on
to carp
stop whining!
shut the hell up!
fuck!
damn!
Běi yáng
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
to live miles apart (idiom)
Běi jīng Shī fàn Dà xué
Beijing Normal University
Běi jīng Guǎng bō Xué yuàn
Beijing Broadcasting Institute, former name of 中國傳媒大學|中国传媒大学[Zhong1 guo2 Chuan2 mei2 Da4 xue2]
Běi jīng Jiào yù Xué yuàn
Beijing Institute of Education
Běi jīng Rì bào
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
Běi jīng Chén bào
Beijing Morning Post, www.morningpost.com.cn
Běi jīng Dì èr Wài guó yǔ Xué yuàn
Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
Běi jīng Háng kōng Xué yuàn
Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute (abbr. to 北航院)
Běi jīng Wài guó yǔ Dà xué
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
Sān běi
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
Zhōng É Běi jīng Tiáo yuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
Běi Shàng Guǎng
abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei1 jing1], Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] and Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
Běi Èr wài
abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院|北京第二外国语学院[Bei3 jing1 Di4 er4 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Xue2 yuan4]
Běi jīng Nán yuàn Jī chǎng
Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing
Běi jīng Zhōu bào
Beijing Review
also written 北京週報|北京周报
Běi jīng ké
"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems
Běi jīng Yì shù Xué yuàn
Beijing Academy of Fine Arts
Běi jīng Qīng nián Bào
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
Běi yuè
Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Běi Shī Dà
Beijing Normal University
abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
běi fāng zhōng dù juān
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
běi zhū què
(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
Běi lín Qū
Beilin District of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
běi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
Běi jí ōu
(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Běi tún Qū
Beitun District of Taichung, Taiwan
Běi fá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
Běi miǎn zuò
Corona Borealis (constellation)
běi sǒu shī mǎ
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
běi zào yā
(bird species of China) Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
Běi qí
Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
Běi Wài
abbr. for 北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学[Bei3 jing1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Běi Ōu Háng kōng Gōng sī
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)