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北京 (Běi jīng) — Beijing (capital of China)

Definition

noun
Beijing (capital of China)

Examples

  • 北京。
    Wǒ qù guò Běi jīng.
    I have been to Beijing.
  • 北京。
    Běi jīng Hěn dà.
    Beijing is very big.
  • 北京。
    Wǒ zhù zài Běi jīng.
    I live in Beijing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

北běinorth
京jīngcapital

'北' means north and '京' means capital; together naming the northern capital.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 北 shows two people standing back to back. It originally meant 'back'.

Open 北 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

京 originally drew a tall building.

Open 京 →
Appears in
HSK 2.0 Level 1China — Places

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