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北京

Běi jīng · bei jing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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后(hòu)来(lái)我(wǒ)明(míng)白(bai)北(Běi)京(jīng)人(rén)走(zǒu)路(lù)走(zǒu)得(de)慢(màn)。

I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)去(qù)北(Běi)京(jīng)，也(yě)要(yào)去(qù)上(Shàng)海(hǎi)。

We want to go to Beijing and Shanghai.

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north; (classical) to be defeated

capital city of a country; big

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