北
极

The North Pole in Chinese: 北极 (běi jí)

běi jí

the North Pole

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 北極1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the North Pole; the Arctic Pole
  2. 2the north magnetic pole

Stroke order

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北
极

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ㄅㄟˇ

běi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

北极

Simplified

北極

Traditional

Example sentences

See 北极 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 北极的冬天又冷又长。

    běi jí de dōng tiān yòu lěng yòu cháng。

    Winters at the North Pole are both cold and long.

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Related words

极

jí

extremely

北

běi

north

北京

běi jīng

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

北方

běi fāng

north

积极

jī jí

active

极其

jí qí

extremely

北边

běi biān

north

东北

dōng běi

northeast

西北

xī běi

northwest

北部

běi bù

northern part

极了

jí le

extremely

南北

nán běi

north and south

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