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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

北斗 [běidǒu]
  1. 1. noun The big dipper.
    晴朗的夜空，我看见了天上的北斗。
    On a clear night, I looked up at the sky and saw the Big Dipper.
    北斗七星像一个勺子悬挂在天空中。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

北斗 [běidǒu]
  1. 1. 名 北斗星。
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Examples

你在这个方位上，就可以看见北斗七星。 → 方位
晴朗的夜空，我看见了天上的北斗。
On a clear night, I looked up at the sky and saw the Big Dipper. → 北斗
北斗七星像一个勺子悬挂在天空中。 → 北斗
仰望北斗。 → 仰望

Word Decomposition

北
[běi] 		+ 斗
[dǒu]

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