北洋水师 běiyángshuǐshī Beiyang Fleet Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 北洋 běiyáng Beiyang a historical name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong, used during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China水师 水師 shuǐshī navy (literary) navy; fleet of warships used in ancient times or during the Qing dynasty