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北伐

Běi fá

2-character word

What 北伐 means

1. the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

The characters in 北伐

• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 伐fáto cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against

Words starting with 北伐

• 北伐军běi fá jūnthe Northern Expeditionary Army

Words containing 北伐

• 南征北伐nán zhēng běi fáwar on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters