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北京
Pinyin Běijīng IPA [peɪ˨˩˦ tɕiŋ˥] Zhuyin ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
HSK 1 proper noun 专有名词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #4799

Meaning

Beijing, the capital of China — literally 'northern capital'. Standard Mandarin pronunciation is based on Beijing speech.

Examples

我住在北京。 Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng. I live in Beijing.
他们明天去北京。 Tāmen míngtiān qù Běijīng. They are going to Beijing tomorrow.
北京很大。 Běijīng hěn dà. Beijing is very big.

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