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Definition(s) for: 北京

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
北京 běi jīng - Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1])

List Ranking for: 北京

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
1 - 9,414 209 471

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
北 běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated
京 jīng- surname Jing
- Jing ethnic minority
- abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei3jing1]
京 jīng- capital city of a country
- big
- algebraic term for a large number (old)
- artificial mound (old)

Other Words Containing 北京

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
北京 1 - 9,414 209 471