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 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 北京 běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) syn 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 京剧 京劇 jīng jù Beijing opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1] syn 咚咚 dōng dong Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics syn 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] 矫情 矯情 jiáo qing (Beijing dialect) argumentative / unreasonable 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 京津冀 jīng jīn jì Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province) 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style 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 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) 天安门 天安門 tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing 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 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) 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 松花江 sōng huā jiāng Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 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 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) 发毛 發毛 fā máo to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect) syn 天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) 紫禁城 zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1] 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 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 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) 雷德 léi dé Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009 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) 哈尔滨工业大学 哈爾濱工業大學 hā ěr bīn gōng yè dà xué Harbin Institute of Technology 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] 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 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium syn 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 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 北京工业大学 北京工業大學 běi jīng gōng yè dà xué Beijing University of Technology 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 北京人民大会堂 北京人民大會堂 běi jīng rén mín dà huì táng the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 北京外国语大学 北京外國語大學 běi jīng wài guó yǔ dà xué Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) 广安门 廣安門 guǎng ān mén Guanganmen in Xuanwu 宣武區|宣武区 district of southwest Beijing 什刹海 什剎海 shí chà hǎi Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes 首都国际机场 首都國際機場 shǒu dū guó jì jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport 和平里 hé píng lǐ Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing 中央财经大学 中央財經大學 zhōng yāng cái jīng dà xué Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 北京军区 北京軍區 běi jīng jūn qū Beijing Military Region 北京林业大学 北京林業大學 běi jīng lín yè dà xué Beijing Forestry University 五道口 wǔ dào kǒu Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing 三里河 sān lǐ hé Sanlihe (Beijing street name) 中财 中財 zhōng cái Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing / abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1 yang1 Cai2 jing1 Da4 xue2] 崇文门 崇文門 chóng wén mén Chongwenmen gate in Beijing 雍和宫 雍和宮 yōng hé gōng Yonghe Temple / Lama Temple (Beijing) 北汽 běi qì Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) / abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司|北京汽车制造厂有限公司[Bei3 jing1 Qi4 che1 Zhi4 zao4 chang3 You3 xian4 Gong1 si1] 安定门 安定門 ān dìng mén Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing 小汤山 小湯山 xiǎo tāng shān Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality 复兴门 復興門 fù xīng mén Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing 