北面

běimiàn
  1. northern side
  2. north

CEDICT

  1. (literary) official in feudal court
  2. (literary) to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)
  3. (literary, of an apprentice) to follow a master
  4. north; north side
  5. official in feudal court
  6. to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)
  7. to follow a master

Wiktionary

  1. 北边。
  2. 古时臣子面向北方朝见天子，故以北面代替臣子的地位。
  3. 弟子行敬师之礼。旧日老师的座位是坐北朝南，学生北面受教，以示尊敬。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
=2 面 miàn
  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
=2 面 miàn variant of 面 miàn
=2 面 miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless

Related entries

北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
南男北女。

Southern men, Northern women.

Source: Tatoeba

北方 běifāng
  1. north
  2. the northern part a country
  3. China north of the Yellow River
南方和北方的差异很大。

The north differs greatly from the south.

The north and south differ greatly from each other.

Source: Tatoeba

北边 běibiān
  1. north
  2. north side
  3. northern part
  4. to the north of
风从北边来。

The wind is blowing from the north.

Source: Tatoeba

朔 shuò
  1. beginning
  2. first day of lunar month
  3. north