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Beijing
(Older Spelling)
[bey-jing]
noun
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.
Beijing
/ ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /
noun
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)
Beijing
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.
Example Sentences
Outside America, the company is investing in sites in Barcelona and Beijing.
It looks like economic pain in China could mean government stimulus from Beijing that could boost Alibaba.
The prospect of a Russian base on the Red Sea alarms American security officials, who have been jockeying with Beijing and Moscow for years over their competing military aspirations in Africa.
Beijing’s national-security office in Hong Kong warned that any attempt to exploit the fire to create disorder would be punished by law.
Beijing wields travel advisories and import bans rather than formal sanctions.
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