WordTaiwan frequency #5,275
京城
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ
“capital city; seat of government; the capital of a country.”
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- 城市ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋcity; town; an urban area with dense population and developed infrastructure, as opposed to rural areas; a center of political, economic, and cultural activity
- 北京ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥcapital city of China; Beijing municipality; political, cultural, and educational center of the country.
- 東京ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period); historically also Luoyang (Han dynasty) or Kaifeng (Song dynasty).
- 南京ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥNanjing, a major city in Jiangsu province, eastern China; historically served as capital during the Ming dynasty and the Republic of China.
- 京都ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨcapital (of a country); Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 城鄉ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤcity and countryside; urban and rural areas
- 城堡ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠˇcastle; fortified stronghold; rook in chess.
- 城鎮ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋtown; a small urban settlement; a city or town (in mainland usage often refers to both cities and towns collectively).
- 京師ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕcapital of a country; seat of central government; (literary) capital city.
- 長城ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊthe Great Wall of China; a long defensive wall built across northern China; a metaphor for a strong national defense; a metaphor for someone or something that serves as a pillar of strength
- 城門ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊcity gate; main entrance to a walled city or fortress.
- 城牆ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊcity wall; thick defensive wall built around a city for protection