- 北方人 běifāngrén northernerspeople from the northern regions
- 北方邦 Běifāngbāng Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh (state in India)
- 中国北方工业公司 Zhōngguó Běifāng Gōngyè Gōngsī NorincoChina North Industries Corporation (Norinco)
- 北方民族大学 Běifāng Mínzú Dàxué Northern Nationalities UniversityNorthern Nationalities University (NNU) in Yinchuan, Ningxia (formerly Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)
- 东北方 dōngběifāng northeastthe direction or location between north and east; northeastern
- 西北方 xīběifāng northwestthe direction or area located toward the northwest
- 北方中杜鹃 běifāngzhōngdùjuān oriental cuckoooriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
- 北方佬 běifānglǎo northernera person from the north, especially a person from northern China
- 北方工业 Běifāng Gōngyè NorincoNorinco, a PRC state-run conglomerate
- 南北方 nánběifāng north and souththe regions of the north and the south, typically referring to the geographical and cultural division of China.