Beijing

American  

[bey-jing] / ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Peking

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the northeastern part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China.

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Beijing British  

/ ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. Former English name: Peking.  the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the northeast in Beijing municipality (traditionally in Hebei province); the country's second largest city: dates back to the 12th century _bc ; consists of two central walled cities, the Outer City (containing the commercial quarter) and the Inner City, which contains the Imperial City, within which is the Purple or Forbidden City; many universities. Pop: 10 849 000 (2005 est)

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Beijing Cultural  

1. Capital of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast region of the country. It is the second-largest city of China (after Shanghai) and the political, cultural, financial, educational, and transportation center of the country. The West knew it for many years as Peking.

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Site of Tiananmen Square, where communist leaders suppressed a democratic protest in June 1989.

The Forbidden City, within the inner or Tatar City, was the residence of the emperor of China.

In 1949, the Chinese communists declared Beijing the capital of the People's Republic of China.

Example Sentences

"Large-scale models in the US are still mostly closed-source... we need to acknowledge challenges and gaps we face," Tang said at a conference in Beijing.

From Barron's

BYD, which replaced Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller, is one of Beijing’s national champions.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the first visit by a Canadian leader to Beijing since 2017, after years of sharp tension, and it sent a clear signal of this fast changing world.

From BBC

The first such attack to hit the Afghan capital in nearly a year has prompted Beijing to demand the Taliban government "further take effective measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens".

From Barron's

Meanwhile, the UK is waiting for its own £100m plan to redevelop the British embassy in Beijing to be approved by China's authorities.

From BBC