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北
běi
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- pinyin
- běi
- simplified
- 北
- traditional
- 北
1 · noun (direction)
north
四个主要方位之一，与南相对。
This slice teaches north, not the classical defeat sense.
An arrow pointing north is drawn on the back of the photo.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
照片背面画着一个指向北方的箭头。
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