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东京

Dōng jīng · dong jing

Traditional 東京

Meaning

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  1. Tokyo, capital of Japan
  2. Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
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Plane tickets to Tokyo

  1. Liangliang

    明年(míngnián)我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)东京(dōngjīng)旅游(lǚyóu)！

    Next year I am going to Tokyo to travel!

  2. Dengdeng

    东京(dōngjīng)？我(wǒ)也(yě)想去(xiǎngqù)！你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Tokyo? I want to go too! What do you want to see?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)樱花(yīnghuā)，还(hái)想(xiǎng)坐(zuò)新干线(xīngànxiàn)。

    I want to see cherry blossoms and ride the bullet train.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)寿司(shòusī)！东京(dōngjīng)的(de)寿司(shòusī)很(hěn)有名(yǒumíng)。

    I want to eat sushi! Tokyo sushi is very famous.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)先(xiān)看看(kànkan)机票(jīpiào)多少钱(duōshaoqián)。

    OK, but first check how much the plane ticket costs.

  6. Dengdeng

    三千块(sānqiānkuài)？我们(wǒmen)去(qù)北京(běijīng)吧(ba)！

    Three thousand yuan? Let us go to Beijing instead!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)到(dào)东(dōng)京(jīng)是(shì)两(liǎng)个(gè)月(yuè)前(qián)。

It was two months ago that I arrived in Tokyo.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)和(hé)他(tā)的(de)姐(jiě)妹(mèi)们(men)目(mù)前(qián)都(dōu)住(zhù)在(zài)东(dōng)京(jīng)。

His sisters as well as he are now living in Tokyo.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Saney · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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