北京
Běi jīng
Pinyin

Definition

北京
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Běi jīng
  1. Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
  2. Peking
  3. PRC government

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

北
běi
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 (classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
  1. 1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
  2. 2 Peking
  3. 3 PRC government
南京
Nán jīng
  1. 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
  2. 2 capital of China at different historical periods
京
Jīng
  1. 1 abbr. for Beijing
  2. 2 surname Jing
  3. 3 Jing ethnic minority
京剧
Jīng jù
  1. 1 Beijing opera
  2. 2 CL:場|场[chǎng],齣|出[chū]
京城
jīng chéng
  1. 1 capital of a country
京沪
Jīng Hù
  1. 1 Beijing and Shanghai
京都
Jīng dū
  1. 1 Kyoto, Japan
北上
běi shàng
  1. 1 to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
  1. 1 Beijing resident
  2. 2 Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
  1. 1 Beijing
  2. 2 capital of People's Republic of China
  3. 3 one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北国
běi guó
  1. 1 the northern part of the country
  2. 2 the North
北大
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北平
Běi píng
  1. 1 Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
北爱
Běi Ài
  1. 1 abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
北斗
Běi dǒu
  1. 1 Great Bear
  2. 2 Big Dipper
  3. 3 Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River
北极
běi jí
  1. 1 the North Pole
  2. 2 the Arctic Pole
  3. 3 the north magnetic pole
北极熊
běi jí xióng
  1. 1 polar bear
北欧
Běi Ōu
  1. 1 north Europe
  2. 2 Scandinavia

Idioms (10)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
  1. 1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
  1. 1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
  1. 1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) all over China
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
  1. 1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men

Sample Sentences

牛牵到北京还是牛。
Niú qiān dào Běijīng háishi Niú 。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
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所以我们可以形容这个女孩儿牛牵到北京还是牛
suǒyǐ wǒmen kěyǐ xíngróng zhège nǚháiēr niúqiāndàoběijīngháishìniú
So we can describe this girl as, " A leopard cannot change its spots."
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我有一个朋友，他结婚前有很多女朋友，结婚后还是一样真是牛牵到北京还是牛。
wǒ yǒu yī ge péngyou ，tā jiéhūn qián yǒu hěnduō nǚpéngyou ，jiéhūn hòu háishi yīyàng zhēnshi niúqiāndàoběijīngháishìniú 。
I have a friend, he had lots of girlfriends before he was married and he still has lots of girlfriends after he got married. Old habits die hard.
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我要到北京老街吃烤鸭。
wǒ yào dào Běijīng lǎo jiē chī kǎoyā 。
I want to go to Beijing old street to have roast duck.
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外送的经济模式在中国各大城市无所不在，像是杭州、苏州、上海、北京，非常多人使用外送的平台。
wàisòng de jīngjì móshì zài Zhōngguó gè dàchéngshì wúsuǒbùzài ，xiàngshì Hángzhōu 、Sūzhōu 、Shànghǎi 、Běijīng ，fēicháng duō rén shǐyòng wàisòng de píngtái 。
You can see economic models of delivery service everywhere in big cities in China, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. There are many people using delivery service platforms.
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据悉，今年的“设计中国北京”在持续5天的展期中，来自12位知名设计师的作品，让人感受到耳目一新的视觉体验与生活灵感，
jùxī ，jīnnián de “shèjì Zhōngguó Běijīng ”zài chíxù tiān de zhǎnqī zhōng ，láizì wèi zhīmíng shèjìshī de zuòpǐn ，ràng rén gǎnshòu dào ěrmùyīxīn de shìjué tǐyàn yǔ shēnghuó línggǎn ，
According to sources, the “design China Beijing” exhibition this year lasted 5 days. the works of 12 well known designers left visitors with a new and refreshing experience and inspiration.
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北京
Běijīng
Beijing
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我打算去北京。
wǒ dǎsuàn qù Běijīng 。
I am planning to go to Beijing.
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观光客来北京一定要吃北京烤鸭。
guānguāngkè lái Běijīng yīdìng yào chī Běijīngkǎoyā 。
Tourists must eat Peking duck when visiting Beijing.
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上海的冬天没北京的冬天冷。
Shànghǎi de dōngtiān méi Běijīng de dōngtiān lěng 。
The winter in Shanghai is not as cold as the winter in Beijing.
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