北极

běi jí · bei ji

Traditional 北極

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

南(nán)极(jí)因(yīn)为(wèi)有(yǒu)大(dà)陆(lù),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)气(qì)温(wēn)低(dī)于(yú)北(běi)极(jí)。

Owing to its landmass, the Antarctic has an air temperature lower than that of the Arctic.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

数(shù)月(yuè)后(hòu),牠(tā)们(men)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)北(běi)极(jí)的(de)繁(fán)殖(zhí)地(dì)。

A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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