南辕北辙

nán yuán běi zhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

北京在亚洲

Běi jīng zài Yà zhōu

Beijing in Asia

北京现在冷吗？

Běi jīng xiàn zài lěng ma？

Is Beijing cold now?

你也在北京吗

nǐ yě zài Běi jīng ma

You also live in Beijing?

北京变化太大了

Běi jīng biàn huà tài dà le

Beijing has changed a lot

我从没去过北京。

wǒ cóng méi qù guo Běi jīng。

I have never been to Beijing.

我曾经去过北京。

wǒ céng jīng qù guo Běi jīng。

I have been to Beijing once.

我想去北京旅游

wǒ xiǎng qù Běi jīng lǚ yóu

I want to go to travel in Beijing

山在城市的北面

shān zài chéng shì de běi miàn

The mountain is north of the city

我们本来住在北京

wǒ men běn lái zhù zài Běi jīng

We originally lived in Beijing

在南方

zài nán fāng

In the South