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Definition(s) for: 北伐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
北伐 běi fá - the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 31,689 48,841

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
北 běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated
伐 fá- to cut down
- to fell
- to dispatch an expedition against
- to attack
- to boast
- Taiwan pr. [fa1]

Other Words Containing 北伐

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo