北bak1方fong1

English

1. north
2. north; northern part
3. the northern part a country
4. China north of the Yellow River

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 向北嘅方向；北面

Examples

• 我係北方人。

  I am a northerner; I come from the north.

• 北海道在仙台的北方。

  Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 南方和北方的差异很大。

  The north differs greatly from the south.

  Tatoeba · jkyochen CC BY

• 北方的春天送来狂风扫路。

  Spring in the north sends gales to sweep the roads.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• “旗袍”这个词语在中国北方广为使用。

  The term "qipao" is widely used in Northern China.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 他們向西北方向進軍，進入了謝南多厄河谷。

  They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 他们都说我的口音像北方人，但我其实是南方人。

  They all say I sound like someone from the north, but I'm actually from the south.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY