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北方

běi fāng · bei fang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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他(tā)们(men)都(dōu)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)口(kǒu)音(yīn)像(xiàng)北(běi)方(fāng)人(rén)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)其(qí)实(shí)是(shì)南(nán)方(fāng)人(rén)。

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

北(běi)方(fāng)的(de)冬(dōng)天(tiān)比(bǐ)南(nán)方(fāng)冷(lěng)得(de)多(duō)。

Winters in the north are much colder than in the south.

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north; (classical) to be defeated

square; power or involution (math.)

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