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北京
Běijīng
1. Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2. Peking
3. PRC government
HSK 1 Common • Top 7% Noun

Character Breakdown

北
běi
north; northern; northward
HSK 1 5 丶
京
jīng
capital city
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

北京人
Běijīngrén
Beijing resident
北京咳
Běijīngké
"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems
北京市
BěijīngShì
Beijing
北京话
Běijīnghuà
Beijing dialect
北京音
Běijīngyīn
Beijing pronunciation
亲北京
qīnBěijīng
pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
驻北京
zhùBěijīng
stationed in Beijing
北京周报
BěijīngZhōubào
Beijing Review
北京大学
BěijīngDàxué
Peking University
北京日报
BěijīngRìbào
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
北京时间
BěijīngShíjiān
Chinese Standard Time
北京晚报
BěijīngWǎnbào
Beijing Evening News
北京晨报
BěijīngChénbào
Beijing Morning Post, www.morningpost.com.cn
北京烤鸭
Běijīngkǎoyā
Peking Duck
北京猿人
Běijīngyuánrén
Peking ape-man
北京周报
BěijīngZhōubào
Beijing Review
北京青年报
BěijīngQīngniánBào
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
中俄北京条约
ZhōngÉBěijīngTiáoyuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
北京南苑机场
BěijīngNányuànJīchǎng
Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing
北京工业大学
BěijīngGōngyèDàxué
Beijing University of Technology

Example Sentences (10)

我要去北京旅游，你觉得什么时候去最好？
Wǒ yào qù běijīng lǚyóu, nǐ juéde shénme shíhou qù zuì hǎo?
I want to travel to Beijing. When do you think is the best time to go?
Text 1
我星期一去北京。
Wǒ xīngqī yī qù Běijīng.
I am going to Beijing on Monday.
Text 3
昨天北京的天气怎么样？
Zuótiān Běijīng de tiānqì zěnme yàng?
How was the weather in Beijing yesterday?
Text 1
上个月我去了趟北京动物园，那里约有500种动物，听导游说北京动物园是亚洲最大的动物园之一。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ qù le tàng běijīng dòngwùyuán, nàlǐ yuē yǒu wǔbǎi zhǒng dòngwù, tīng dǎoyóu shuō běijīng dòngwùyuán shì yàzhōu zuì dà de dòngwùyuán zhī yī.
Last month I took a trip to Beijing Zoo. There are about 500 species of animals there. The tour guide said Beijing Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Asia.
Text 3
你们的飞机到北京要几个小时？
Nǐmen de fēijī dào běijīng yào jǐ gè xiǎoshí?
How many hours does your plane take to get to Beijing?
Text 3
上个月我去了趟北京动物园，那里约有500种动物，听导游说北京动物园是亚洲最大的动物园之一。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ qù le tàng běijīng dòngwùyuán, nàlǐ yuē yǒu wǔbǎi zhǒng dòngwù, tīng dǎoyóu shuō běijīng dòngwùyuán shì yàzhōu zuì dà de dòngwùyuán zhī yī.
Last month I took a trip to Beijing Zoo. There are about 500 species of animals there. The tour guide said Beijing Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Asia.
Text 3
是啊，真不想离开北京。
Shì a, zhēn bù xiǎng líkāi Běijīng.
Yeah, I really don't want to leave Beijing.
Text 2
九月去北京旅游最好。
Jiǔyuè qù Běijīng lǚyóu zuì hǎo.
It's best to visit Beijing in September.
Text 1
他去北京了。
Tā qù Běijīng le.
He went to Beijing.
Text 4
去年我和男朋友去了西安，今年我想去北京。
Qùnián wǒ hé nán péngyou qù le Xī'ān, jīnnián wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng.
Last year my boyfriend and I went to Xi'an. This year I want to go to Beijing.
Text 2

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