Definitions for Beijing
ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋBei·jing

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1. Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China(noun)

   capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

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1. Beijing(ProperNoun)

   The capital of the People's Republic of China.

   Etymology: From 北京, composed of 北 ("northern") and 京 ("capital").

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1. Beijing

   Beijing, sometimes romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world. The population as of 2012 was 20,693,000. The metropolis, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government, with 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies, and is a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport is the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic. The city's history dates back three millenia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for much of the past seven centuries. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, gardens, tombs, walls and gates, and its art treasures and universities have made it a center of culture and art in China. Few cities in the world have been the political and cultural center of an area as immense for so long.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beijing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beijing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Beijing in a Sentence

1. The IOC:

   All these measures are a powerful strike against the cheats we do not allow to win. They show once again that dopers have no place to hide, the re-tests from Beijing and London and the measures we are taking following the worrying allegations against the laboratory in Sochi are another major step to protect the clean athletes, irrespective of any sport or any nation.

2. Los Angeles:

   With this followed demands for more power, more jobs, and the rising middle class that did things like buy cars and drive them, we grew and are proud of that growth, as you here in Beijing should be too. But it came at a cost.

3. Mayor Wang Anshun:

   We are prepared to reduce the use of coal, alleviate pollution caused by traffic, extend the use of new energy vehicles and ask more polluting plants to move out of Beijing, we promise the air quality will meet World Health Organisation standards by the start of the winter of 2022.

4. Julian Evans Pritchard:

   Mizuho Bank economists are expecting fiscal spending to be much stronger for the rest of the year after the significant disruption in the first half, if Beijing wants to hit its spending target its going to have to step up spending.

5. Chinese President Xi Jinping:

   Let me assure you, if you choose Beijing the Chinese people will stage excellent and extraordinary Games.

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