北边 běibian HSK1 north Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 北 běi noun north north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or region边 邊 biān locative [suffix] Suffix used after words for location or direction to form a two-syllable word, such as 前边 qiánbian or 左边 zuǒbian.