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北京

Běi jīng · bei jing

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Meaning

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  1. Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
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A trip to Beijing

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)北京(běijīng)。

    I am going to Beijing tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)还是(háishi)火车(huǒchē)？

    By plane or by train?

  3. Leon

    火车(huǒchē)，从(cóng)上海(shànghǎi)到(dào)北京(běijīng)要(yào)四个半小时(sìgèbànxiǎoshí)。

    By train. From Shanghai to Beijing takes four and a half hours.

  4. Liangliang

    到(dào)了(le)北京(běijīng)，一定(yīdìng)要(yào)吃(chī)烤鸭(kǎoyā)！

    When you get to Beijing, you must eat roast duck!

  5. Dengdeng

    北京(běijīng)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)很冷(hěnlěng)，别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)带(dài)帽子(màozi)。

    Beijing is cold in winter. Do not forget a hat.

  6. Leon

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)两顶(liǎngdǐng)帽子(màozi)，可是(kěshì)都(dōu)是(shì)夏天(xiàtiān)的(de)。

    I brought two hats, but they are both summer hats.

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01

后(hòu)来(lái)我(wǒ)明(míng)白(bai)北(Běi)京(jīng)人(rén)走(zǒu)路(lù)走(zǒu)得(de)慢(màn)。

I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)去(qù)北(Běi)京(jīng)，也(yě)要(yào)去(qù)上(Shàng)海(hǎi)。

We want to go to Beijing and Shanghai.

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

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北
běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

京
jīng

capital city of a country; big

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