京

jīng · jing/Jīng · jing

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Meaning

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jīng 京

  1. capital city of a country
  2. big
  3. algebraic term for a large number (old)
  4. artificial mound (old)

Jīng 京

  1. surname Jing
  2. Jing ethnic minority
  3. abbr. for Beijing 北京 (Běijīng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)在(zài)京(jīng)城(chéng)长(zhǎng)大(dà),对(duì)那(nà)里(lǐ)很(hěn)有(yǒu)感(gǎn)情(qíng)。

He grew up in the capital and has deep feelings for it.

02

这(zhè)趟(tàng)列(liè)车(chē)开(kāi)往(wǎng)京(jīng)沪(hù)方(fāng)向(xiàng)。

This train heads toward the Beijing-Shanghai direction.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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