reading 北京

阅读

yuè dú to read; reading

北

běi * north

北方

the north

北极

bei ji

首都

shǒudū (capital)

首先

shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place

首位

the best/the first

首长

the captain

千

thousand

千里

千万

for goodness sake

多长时间

多久

duojiu

how long

历史

lì shǐ history

世界历史

shi jie li shi (world history)

历历在目

be visible before eyes

史书

名胜

interesting attraction

胜利

victory

比

bǐ * (particle used for comparison and "-er than") / to compare / to contrast

比如

for example;for instance;such as;

比赛

bǐ sài [athletic or other] competition / match

对比

compare/ contrast

如

rú * as (if) / such as

如果

rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that

如下

as follows;

天堂

paradise;heaven;

天上

in the sky

安全

ān quán （safety）

安家

settle down

平安

píngān B (VS)平安 píng ān /safe and sound/well/without mishap/

西安

Xi'an

大门

gate

门口

mén kǒu (doorway; entrance)

故

gù - happening; instance; reason; cause; therefore; deceased; old

故事

Story

gù shì

故乡

hometown

故宫

Forbidden City

长城

the Great Wall

长江

Cháng jiāng Changjiang river; Yangtze river

长期

long period of time, long-term (chángqī)

长袖衬衫

long sleeve button down

城市

chéngshì - city

城里

inside the city

城外

outside the city

长大

grow up

zhǎng dà

等等

etc. (děngděng)

等一下

Děng yíxià. - Wait a minute.

等一会儿

wait for a while

等一等

just wait

三千多年的历史

over three thousand years of history

我没有去过北京

i have not ever been to Beijing

中国有很多名胜

There are a lot of tourist attractions in China