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北京
běijīng
Main
English DefinitionBeijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
Simplified Script北京
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinběijīng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bak1ging1
Part of Speech(专有名) proper noun
Topical Word Lists
Part of geography/China/centrally-governed municipalities
Part of geography/China/cities
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1
Word Decomposition
北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
京jīngcapital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old); abbr. for Beijing; (Chinese surname); Jing ethnic minority

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Words With Same Head Word    
北部běibùnorthern part
北方běifāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
北大běidàPeking University (abbr. for 北京大学)
Words With Same Tail Word    
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·普		fúlājīmǐ'ěr pǔjīngVladimir Putin, (1952-), president of Russia
南京nánjīngNanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏; capital of China at different historical periods
东京dōngjīngTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
普京pǔjīngVladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia
进京jìnjīngto enter the capital; to go to Beijing
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