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京 jīng

capital city

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 1
Radical
亠
Type
Pictograph
Made of 亠口小 ⿳亠口小

Memory hint: A capital building on a hill

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  1. 我在北京工作。
    Wǒ zài Běijīng gōngzuò.
    I work in Beijing.
    i at beijing work
  2. 你喜欢北京吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan Běijīng ma?
    Do you like Beijing?
    you like beijing (question)
  3. 我们去看京剧吧。
    Wǒmen qù kàn jīngjù ba.
    Let's go watch Beijing Opera.
    we go watch beijing-opera (suggestion)
  4. 他不是北京人。
    Tā bú shì Běijīngrén.
    He's not from Beijing.
    he not is beijing-person
  5. 去年，我在北京过年。
    Qùnián, wǒ zài Běijīng guònián.
    Last year, I spent New Year in Beijing.
    last-year, i at beijing pass-year

Words with 京 (2)