north

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in Vietnamese Hướng bắc, phía bắc

BrE /nɔːθ/ AmE /nɔːrθ/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 DIRECTION [noun] A2

Hướng bắc, phía bắc

the direction that goes towards the North Pole, opposite to south

  • in the north of somewhere

Collocations north of England · the North Pole

  • The weather is usually cold in the north of Scotland.

    Thời tiết thường lạnh ở phía bắc Scotland.

2 REGION [noun] B1

Khu vực miền Bắc

the northern part or region of a country, area, etc.

  • in the north

Collocations north England · the North of Ireland

  • He comes from the north.

    Anh ấy đến từ miền Bắc.

3 CARDINAL POINT [noun] B2

Điểm bắc trên la bàn

the cardinal point that is at an angle of 0° or 360°, in the direction towards which the north end of a compass points

  • the north

Collocations north on a map · compass north

  • The sun rises in the east and sets in the north.

    Mặt trời mọc về hướng đông và lặn về phía bắc.

4 OPPOSITE [adjective] B2

Đối lập với phía nam

used to refer to something that is opposite or contrasting with another thing, especially in a way that shows the difference between them

  • north and south

Collocations north-south divide · north-south relations

  • There is a big difference between the north and the south.

    Có sự khác biệt lớn giữa miền Bắc và miền Nam.

5 TEAM [noun] C1

Đội bóng phía Bắc

a team that plays against another team in a sport or game, especially when the teams are from different parts of the country

  • north versus south

Collocations north team · south team

  • The north won the match against the south.

    Đội phía Bắc đã thắng trận đấu với đội phía Nam.

6 MOVEMENT [intransitive] B2

Di chuyển về hướng bắc

to move in a direction that is towards the north

  • go north

Collocations head north · move north

  • We decided to go north for the weekend.

    Chúng tôi quyết định đi về hướng bắc vào cuối tuần.

7 RELATIONSHIP [noun] C1

Quan hệ đối lập với phía nam

used when talking about a relationship between two people or groups of people, especially in terms of their relative positions or status

  • north and south

Collocations north-south relationship · north-south ties

  • There is a strong north-south relationship in the company.

    Công ty có mối quan hệ mạnh mẽ giữa miền Bắc và miền Nam.

8 POLARITY [adjective] C1

Đối lập về cực tính với phía nam

used to refer to something that is at the opposite end of a scale or spectrum from another thing, especially in terms of polarity or direction

  • north and south

Collocations north-south axis · north-south polarity

  • The north-south polarity of the magnet is important.

    Cực tính từ nam chí bắc của nam châm rất quan trọng.