bak1 ging1北京
Jyutpingbak1 ging1
Yalebāk gīng
Definition
Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the capital city of China. When talking about travel, it is common to pair it with verbs like 去 or 飛 to indicate movement towards the city.
Examples
I went to Beijing for a business trip last year.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
