HSK 1 vocabulary › 北京
北京
北京 in English: Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
běi jīng
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
How to pronounce 北京
běi jīng (without tone marks: bei jing). běi is a third (low, dipping) tone; jīng is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 北京
北 běi
north; (classical) to be defeated
north; (classical) to be defeated
京 jīng
capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old)
capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old)
Example sentences with 北京
| 我朋友住北京。 | from Going to Beijing |
| 明天我坐飞机去北京。 | from Going to Beijing |
| 妈妈说：“北京天气怎么样？” | from Going to Beijing |
Related words
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country | HSK 3 |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera | HSK 4 |
| 北极 | běi jí | the North Pole; the Arctic Pole | HSK 6 |
| 南辕北辙 | nán yuán běi zhé | to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) | HSK 6 |