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北京 (běi jīng): Beijing (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

北 • běi • north

běi北

north

京 • jīng • capital city

jīng京

capital city

Word Info

Pinyinběi jīng

MeaningBeijing

Characters2

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4.

How to Use 北京 in Sentences

Noun + Noun

Běi北

jīng京

rén人

neutral

Beijing person

Běi北

jīng京

kǎo烤

yā鸭

neutral

Beijing roast duck

Preposition + Nounwith在

zài在

Běi北

jīng京

neutral

in Beijing

Verb + Objectwith去

qù去

Běi北

jīng京

neutral

go to Beijing

5.

Example Sentences with 北京

běi北

jīng京

míng明

tiān天

huì会

xià下

xuě

雪

ma吗

？

Will it snow in Beijing tomorrow?

wǒ我

hái还

méi没

qù去

guò过

běi北

jīng京

ne呢

。

I haven't been to Beijing yet.

wǒ我

qù去

nián年

xià夏

tiān天

qù去

le了

běi北

jīng京

lǚ旅

yóu游

。

I traveled to Beijing last summer.

huān欢

yíng迎

nín您

lái来

běi北

jīng京

cān参

jiā加

huì会

yì议

。

Welcome to Beijing to attend the conference.

běi北

jīng京

kǎo烤

yā鸭

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

míng名

。

Beijing roast duck is very famous.

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 北京.

杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
什么shén mewhat?
名字míng zigiven name
对不起duì bu qǐsorry
先生xiān shengMr; Sir
儿子ér zison
女儿nǚ érdaughter
椅子yǐ zichair
妈妈mā mamother
下雨xià yǔrain
米饭mǐ fànrice [cooked; boiled]
现在xiàn zàinow

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More common words that include characters from 北京.

Words with 北

东北Dōng běiNortheast China
北方běi fāngthe north
西北Xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
北部

běi bù

northern part

北极běi jíthe North Pole

北美洲Běi měi zhōuNorth America

南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom]

以北yǐ běinorth of; to the north

Words with 京

京剧jīng jùBeijing opera
东京dōng jīngTokyo
京沪jīng hùBeijing and Shanghai
京沪线jīng hù xiànBeijing-Shanghai railway line