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北极熊生活在北极地区。
Běijíxióng shēnghuó zài běijí dìqū.
Polar bears live in the Arctic region.
北极光是一种美丽的自然现象。
Běijíguāng shì yī zhǒng měilì de zìrán xiànxiàng.
The aurora borealis is a beautiful natural phenomenon.
北极地区的气候非常寒冷。
Běijí dìqū de qìhòu fēicháng hánlěng.
The climate in the Arctic region is very cold.
北极圈 (běijíquān)
Arctic Circle
北冰洋 (běibīngyáng)
Arctic Ocean
南极 (nánjí)
South Pole
赤道 (chìdào)
Equator
The Chinese word 北极 (Běijí) for "North Pole" is composed of two characters: 北 (běi), meaning "north", and 极 (jí), meaning "pole" or "extreme". The character 北 is a pictograph depicting a person standing with their back to the sun, indicating the north direction. The character 极 is a combination of two parts: the upper part 日 (rì), meaning "sun", and the lower part 止 (zhǐ), meaning "stop" or "limit". Together, they convey the idea of the "limit of the sun", or the point where the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky. When combined, 北极 (Běijí) literally means "the northernmost point", referring to the North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth.
