鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium syn 水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 北京国家游泳中心 北京國家游泳中心 běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 国大 國大 guó dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) 北京 běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) syn 北京人 běi jīng rén Beijing resident / Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 北漂 běi piāo to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit 京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style 北京语言学院 北京語言學院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn Beijing Language Institute / former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) 离开北京 離開北京 lí kāi běi jīng to leave Beijing / to depart from Beijing 钢铁学院 鋼鐵學院 gāng tiě xué yuàn Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学[Bei3 jing1 Ke1 ji4 Da4 xue2], University of Science and Technology Beijing) 北京会议十周年 北京會議十周年 Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Outcome Document of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly / Beijing + 10 北京论坛 北京論壇 Beijing Forum on Harmony among Peoples / Beijing Forum 北京宣言和行动纲要执行情况15周年审查 北京宣言和行動綱要執行情況15周年審查 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action / Beijing + 15 北京会议十五周年 北京會議十五周年 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action / Beijing + 15 北京南苑机场 北京南苑機場 běi jīng nán yuàn jī chǎng Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing 北京咳 běi jīng ké "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 体育场 體育場 tǐ yù chǎng stadium / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] syn 体育馆 體育館 tǐ yù guǎn gym / gymnasium / stadium / CL:個|个[ge4] 入场 入場 rù chǎng to enter the venue for a meeting / to enter into an examination / to enter a stadium, arena etc 席位 xí wèi a seat (in a theater, stadium etc) / parliamentary or congressional seat syn 爆满 爆滿 bào mǎn filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) syn 揭牌 jiē pái to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc) / to inaugurate / to officially open 工体 工體 gōng tǐ abbr. for 北京工人體育場|北京工人体育场[Bei3 jing1 Gong1 ren2 Ti3 yu4 chang3], Workers Stadium 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 冰场 冰場 bīng chǎng skating or ice rink / ice stadium / ice arena 奥林匹克体育场 奧林匹克體育場 ào lín pǐ kè tǐ yù chǎng Olympic Stadium 北京工人体育场 北京工人體育場 běi jīng gōng rén tǐ yù chǎng Workers Stadium 上海体育场 上海體育場 shàng hǎi tǐ yù chǎng Shanghai Stadium 凯林赛 凱林賽 kǎi lín sài keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 "keirin") 比赛场 比賽場 bǐ sài chǎng stadium / playing field for a competition 自行车馆 自行車館 zì xíng chē guǎn cycling stadium / velodrome 赛车场赛 賽車場賽 sài chē chǎng sài stadium cycle race 巨蛋 jù dàn oval-shaped stadium / dome / arena 清华大学 清華大學 qīng huá dà xué Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 故宫博物院 故宮博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei 北京准则 北京准則 běi jīng zhǔn zé Guidelines for the Establishment and Development of National Coordinating Committees on Disability or Similar Bodies / Beijing Guidelines 北京科技促进国家发展战略方向国际会议 北京科技促進國家發展戰略方向國際會議 Beijing International Conference on the Strategic Orientation of Science and Technology for National Development 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 全国代表大会 全國代表大會 quán guó dài biǎo dà huì national general congress / Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years 国粹 國粹 guó cuì national essence / quintessence of national culture syn 国徽 國徽 guó huī national emblem / national coat of arms 国家安全局 國家安全局 guó jiā ān quán jú National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA) 国技 國技 guó jì national pastime / national sport 首尔国立大学 首爾國立大學 shǒu ěr guó lì dà xué Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea 国家保护区系统 guó jiā bǎo hù qū xì tǒng National Protected Areas System / National System of Protected Areas 国家促进和保护人权机构国际协调委员会 International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights / International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions 全国和次级人口预测程序包 Package for National and Sub-national Population Projections 国家远景研究 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies 民族和解与社会经济恢复方桉 民族和解與社會經濟恢複方案 Programme of National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation and Recovery / Programme for National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation 桑地诺民族解放阵线全国指挥部 桑地諾民族解放陣線全國指揮部 National Directorate of the Sandinista National Liberation Front 国家可持续发展战略 國家可持續發展戰略 National Sustainable Development Strategy / National Strategy for Sustainable Development 国家竞争性征聘考试 國家競爭性征聘考試 guó jiā jìng zhēng xìng zhēng pìn kǎo shì national competitive recruitment examination / national competitive examination 国家国际事务民主研究所 國家國際事務民主研究所 guó jiā guó jì shì wù mín zhǔ yán jiū suǒ National Democratic Institute for International Affairs / National Democratic Institute 国家民主研究所 國家民主研究所 guó jiā mín zhǔ yán jiū suǒ National Democratic Institute for International Affairs / National Democratic Institute 科索沃塞族民族委员会 科索沃塞族民族委員會 Kosovo Serb National Council / Serb National Council 全球化对国民账户的影响问题联合工作组 全球化對國民賬戶的影響問題聯合工作組 Working Group on Impact of Globalisation on National Accounts / Joint Working Group on Impact of Globalisation on National Accounts 民族和解委员会 民族和解委員會 National Reconciliation Council / Commission on National Reconciliation 和解与民族对话计划 和解與民族對話計劃 Reconciliation and National Dialogue Plan / National Reconciliation Plan 国家行动计划 國家行動計劃 national plan of action / national action plan 国民账户体系和国民经济平衡体系的比较 國民賬戶體系和國民經濟平衡體系的比較 Comparisons of the System of National Accounts and the System of Balances of the National Economy 国家地雷行动计划 國家地雷行動計劃 national mine action plan / national mine action programme 国安 國安 guó ān national security (abbr. for 國家安全|国家安全[guo2 jia1 an1 quan2]) / national security act / state security agency 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 主意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] syn 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 国美 國美 guó měi GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987 中都 zhōng dū Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing 北京地区 北京地區 běi jīng dì qū the Beijing area 鼓楼 鼓樓 gǔ lóu a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 京剧 京劇 jīng jù Beijing opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1] syn 新京报 新京報 xīn jīng bào Beijing news (newspaper) 天安门 天安門 tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 进京 進京 jìn jīng to enter the capital / to go to Beijing 人民大会堂 人民大會堂 rén mín dà huì táng the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing) 咚咚 dōng dong Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics syn 这 這 zhè (pronoun) this / these / (bound form) this / the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this / these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) syn 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 京沪 京滬 jīng hù Beijing and Shanghai 北京青年报 北京青年報 běi jīng qīng nián bào Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949 北京师范大学 北京師範大學 běi jīng shī fàn dà xué Beijing Normal University 香山 xiāng shān Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing) 北平 běi píng Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949) 北京奥运 北京奧運 běi jīng ào yùn the Beijing 2008 Olympic games 亚运村 亞運村 yà yùn cūn Yayuncun neighborhood of Beijing 首都机场 首都機場 shǒu dū jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 北京站 běi jīng zhàn Beijing railway station 望京 wàng jīng Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing 西单 西單 xī dān Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing 北师大 北師大 běi shī dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2] 京津 jīng jīn Beijing and Tianjin 北京晨报 北京晨報 běi jīng chén bào Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018 国美电器 國美電器 guó měi diàn qì GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987) 