(jīng) — capital (of a country) — used in names of capital cities; short for Beijing — appears in cultural terms; ten million (archaic)

Definition

京 is a bound morpheme meaning 'capital,' used in formal place names like 北京 and 东京. In culture terms (京剧, 京味) it stands for Beijing specifically.

bound form
capital (of a country) — used in names of capital citiesshort for Beijing — appears in cultural termsten million (archaic)

Beispiele

  • Běi jīng shì zhōng guó de shǒu dū.
    Beijing is the capital of China.
  • Tā shì yí wèi jīng jù yǎn yuán.
    He is a Peking opera performer.
  • Zhè zuò gǔ chéng céng shì gǔ dài jīng chéng.
    This ancient city was once a capital city in ancient times.
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