北部 běibù northern part
怎么记住“北部”: 北 north + 部 section = northern part.
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用法
- Names the northern part of a larger place, always attached to that place: 中国北部 (Zhōngguó běibù) - northern China.
- Compare 北方 běifāng, the broader, more abstract word for "the north" as a region, and 北边 běibian, which gives relative direction from wherever the speaker is standing.
- Common in geography and weather reports rather than everyday chat.