Běi jīng Shì
Beijing
capital of People's Republic of China
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]
Běi jīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
Peking
PRC government
èr
two
2
(Beijing dialect) stupid
zhè
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
Jīng
abbr. for Beijing
surname Jing
Jing ethnic minority
nà
that
those
then (in that case)
commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
bèi jǐng
background
backdrop
context
(fig.) powerful backer
CL:種|种[zhong3]
Hǎi diàn
Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Hǎi diàn qū
Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Cháo yáng qū
Chaoyang inner district of Beijing
Chaoyang district, Changchun city, Jilin
Hé běi
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
Dà dū
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
Běi píng
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
zhí xiá shì
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
province level city
also called directly governed city
Yán qìng
Yanqing county in Beijing
Dà Gōng Bào
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name
Ta Kung Pao, founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
Jì
surname Ji
ancient Chinese city state near modern day Beijing
Cháo yáng
Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality
Chaoyang prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
Chaoyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
Zǐ jìn chéng
the Forbidden City
the Imperial Palace in Beijing
same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]
Mì yún
Miyun town and county in Beijing
Huái róu
Huairou rural district of Beijing, formerly Huairou county
Píng gǔ
Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county
niǎo cháo
bird's nest
nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
zhōng lóu
bell tower
campanile
clock tower
Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Liú Xiǎo bō
Liu Xiaobo (1955-), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[ling2 ba1 xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010
Qián mén
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
shī fàn
teacher-training
pedagogical
normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
tiān tán
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
zhǔ yi
plan
idea
decision
CL:個|个[ge4]
Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
Tiān ān mén
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
Xī zhí mén
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing
Shí jǐng shān
Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
Hé běi shěng
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, abbr. 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄
Tiān qiáo
Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong
Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture
dì tán
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
xiāng shān
Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing)
Fēng tái
Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
Běi hǎi
Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
the North Sea (Europe)
Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi
Bohai Sea
Lake Baikal
gǔ lóu
a drum tower
Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Chāng píng
Changping district of Beijing, formerly Changping county
Mén tóu gōu
Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
Shùn yì
Shunyi district of Beijing, formerly Shunyi county
Yà yùn cūn
Yayuncun neighborhood of Beijing
Xī dān
Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing
Xǔ chāng
Xuchang prefecture level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
Jīng jù
Beijing opera
CL:場|场[chang3],出[chu1]
Dōng chéng
Dongcheng district of central Beijing
Tōng zhōu
Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county
Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
Zhōng guān cūn
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
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