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  *二* | 二* | *二
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
HSK 1
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to )
HSK 1
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  *这* | 这* | *这
(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
HSK 1
Beijing opera / CL: 場|场, 齣|出
HSK 3
plan / idea / decision / CL: 個|个 / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
HSK 3
background; backdrop; context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL: 種|种
HSK 4
teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
HSK 7-9
bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
HSK 7-9
the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
HSK 7-9
Deshengmen (Beijing)
Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012
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  *京* | 京* | *京
surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority / abbr. for Beijing 北京
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学, University of Science and Technology Beijing)
Beijing dialect
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)
Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing
Yonghe Temple / Lama Temple (Beijing)
Fangzhuang neighborhood of Beijing
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
(lit.) village of three households / the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution
Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园
Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing / Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市, Jilin / Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
Beijing-Harbin railway
old name for Beijing 北京
Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen / abbr. for 北京上海廣州深圳|北京上海广州深圳
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  *蓟* | 蓟* | *蓟
surname Ji / ancient Chinese city state near present-day Beijing
to enter the capital / to go to Beijing
a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Summer Palace in Beijing
constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
Wangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury brands, traditional stores and vibrant food markets
Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident
Beijing Forestry University
Yayuncun neighborhood of Beijing
Beijing and Guangdong
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學|北京师范大学 / Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan
Beijing and Tianjin
Beijing Midi School of Music, est. 1993 (abbr. for 北京迷笛音樂學校|北京迷笛音乐学校)
Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 / cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市, Shandong / Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture
the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
(abbr.) stationed in Beijing
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit
Xuanwumen, Beijing
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
Babaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery 八寶山革命公墓|八宝山革命公墓
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing
Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods
Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics
Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005
Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區|房山区, Beijing
Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei
to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)
Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing
large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)
(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区
"Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优
Tong county in Beijing
Mutianyu, well-preserved section of the Great Wall 70km from Beijing
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
Beijing opera (or styles of song in) / abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄
Beijing opera / CL: 齣|出
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  *泃* | 泃* | *泃
(the name of a river to the east of Beijing) / Taiwan pr. [Ju4]
Beijing Normal University
Daxing, a district of Beijing
form of rhymed baihua 白話|白话 in Beijing opera
Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Fangshan, a district of Beijing
Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)

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