北方
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Contents |
Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 北 | 方 |
Noun [edit]
北方 (hiragana ほっぽう, romaji hoppō, historical hiragana ほくぱう)
Related terms [edit]
- 東方 (とうほう, tōhō): east, eastern area
- 西方 (せいほう, seihō): west, western area
- 南方 (なんぽう, nanpō): south, southern area
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北方 | |||
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
北方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běifāng)
- (Elementary Mandarin) the northern area (of a country)
Usage notes [edit]
- In China, 北方 usually refers to the area to the north of the Yellow River.
References [edit]
- 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
