| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 东北 | dōng běi | northeast |
| 湖北 | Hú běi | Hubei province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武汉 |
| 河北 | Hé běi | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, abbr. 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄 |
| 西北 | xī běi | northwest |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part; Tonkin (region in Vietnam) |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south; north to south |
| 北洋 | běi yáng | the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong |
| 华北 | Huá běi | North China |
| 北魏 | Běi Wèi | Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鲜卑 |
| 北宋 | Běi Sòng | the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) |
| 以北 | yǐ běi | to the north of (suffix) |
