Beijing
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.
- Formerly (Wade-Giles) Pei·ping [bey-ping; Chinese bey-jing] /ˈbeɪˈpɪŋ; Chinese ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/ .
- Also (Older Spelling) Pe·king [pee-king, pey-; Chinese bey-jing], /ˈpiˈkɪŋ, ˈpeɪ-; Chinese ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/, (Wade-Giles) Pei·ching [bey-jing] /ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/ .
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How to use Beijing in a sentence
This intense military activity was begun on August 23rd—some three weeks after your visit to Peiping.
The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area | John Foster Dulles and Dwight D. EisenhowerThe United States has not, however, abandoned hope that Peiping will stop short of defying the will of mankind for peace.
The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area | John Foster Dulles and Dwight D. EisenhowerHe had eaten quietly by himself, reading the evening edition of the Peiping Truth as he ate his leisurely meal.
What The Left Hand Was Doing | Gordon Randall GarrettThis is the glass through which Moscow and Peiping look out upon the world, the glass through which they see the rest of us.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman | Harry S. TrumanIn Peiping the distress was no less acute—but the reaction was somewhat different.
Prologue to an Analogue | Leigh Richmond
British Dictionary definitions for Beijing
/ (ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ) /
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): Former English name: Peking
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Cultural definitions for Beijing
[ (bay-jing) ]
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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