Definition
城北 can refer to the northern part of a city (e.g., a district or area), and is often used as part of place names like 城北区. In everyday speech it functions as a locative noun meaning 'the north side of town'.
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(place name) north of the citythe northern part of a town or district(proper noun) Chengbeias in a district or area name
Examples
- 城北。Wǒ cóng chéng běi bān dào chéng nán le.I moved from the north part of the city to the south.
- 城北。chéng běi yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de gōngyuán.There is a very large park in the north of the city.
- 城北。chéng běi de fángjià bǐ qùnián zhǎng le bù shǎo.Property prices in Chengbei have risen quite a bit compared to last year.
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