Meaning of běi:
běi
北
Noun
north
Wǒmen cháozhe běifāng qiánjìn.
我们朝着北方前进。
We are heading north.
Verb
(classical) to be defeated
Zài zhè cì jìng sài zhōng, wǒmen de tuánduì zài cì gǎndào běi.
在这次竞赛中,我们的团队再次感到北。
In this competition, our team felt defeated once again.