北京 běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) syn 考核 考覈 kǎo hé to examine / to check up on / to assess / to review / appraisal / review / evaluation syn 检阅 檢閱 jiǎn yuè to inspect / to review (troops etc) / military review 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 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 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 主意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 回顾 回顧 huí gù to look back / to review syn 重温 重溫 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc) syn 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 反思 fǎn sī to think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink / reflection / reassessment syn 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] 雷德 léi dé Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009 影评 影評 yǐng píng film review 发毛 發毛 fā máo to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect) syn 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium syn 书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice 温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) syn 检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect / self-criticism / review syn 审阅 審閱 shěn yuè to review or peruse 阅兵 閱兵 yuè bīng to review troops / military parade syn 读后感 讀後感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review 复审 復審 fù shěn to re-examine / to recheck / (law) to conduct a judicial review / to retry (a case) syn 复核 復覈 fù hé to reconsider / to reexamine / to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it) syn 再审 再審 zài shěn to hear a case again / review / retrial syn 紫禁城 zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1] 会审 會審 huì shěn joint hearing / to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers) 天安门 天安門 tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) 审稿 審稿 shěn gǎo to review (a paper or manuscript) 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 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 京剧 京劇 jīng jù Beijing opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1] syn 审校 審校 shěn jiào to proof-read / to review (a text) syn 审读 審讀 shěn dú to read (a draft) / to review 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 清华大学 清華大學 qīng huá dà xué Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 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 新京报 新京報 xīn jīng bào Beijing news (newspaper) 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 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) 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) 北京晚报 北京晚報 běi jīng wǎn bào Beijing Evening News 中国政法大学 中國政法大學 zhōng guó zhèng fǎ dà xué China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海淀區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 Qu1] 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 光明日报 光明日報 guāng míng rì bào Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper 燕京 yān jīng Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods 北京电影学院 北京電影學院 běi jīng diàn yǐng xué yuàn Beijing Film Academy 大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 东直门 東直門 dōng zhí mén Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing 商务印书馆 商務印書館 shāng wù yìn shū guǎn The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) 矫情 矯情 jiáo qing (Beijing dialect) argumentative / unreasonable 京郊 jīng jiāo suburbs of Beijing 幽州 yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing 三里屯 sān lǐ tún Sanlitun (Beijing street name) 再读 再讀 zài dú to read again / to review (a lesson etc) 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 京广 京廣 jīng guǎng Beijing and Guangdong 卢沟桥 盧溝橋 lú gōu qiáo Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] 南苑 nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing 北京理工大学 北京理工大學 běi jīng lǐ gōng dà xué Beijing Institute of Technology 地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing) 北京日报 北京日報 běi jīng rì bào Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn 方庄 方莊 fāng zhuāng Fangzhuang neighborhood of Beijing 北苑 běi yuàn Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing 驻京 駐京 zhù jīng (abbr.) stationed in Beijing 北京科技大学 北京科技大學 běi jīng kē jì dà xué University of Science and Technology Beijing 沙家浜 shā jiā bāng "Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4] 中国经营报 中國經營報 zhōng guó jīng yíng bào China Business (a Beijing newspaper) 亦庄 亦莊 yì zhuāng Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality 评介 評介 píng jiè to review (a book) syn 辛丑 xīn chǒu thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 / cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising 白脸 白臉 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc 