北京
解説 Definition
Beijing は中国の首都である北京を指す固有名です。地名として使われ、英語では通常 Beijing と大文字で書きます。
Beijing is the capital city of China, located in the northern part of the country. The proper name is used for the city as a place, destination, seat of government, and cultural center.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
地名なので英語では Beijing と必ず大文字で始める。中国語の「北」bei と「都」jing、つまり「北の都」という実際の構成を手掛かりにし、Nanjing「南の都」と対比しよう。live in Beijing、visit Beijing、a flight to Beijing のように、都市名の前には通常 the を置かない。
Always capitalize Beijing because it is the proper name of a city. Its Chinese elements provide a factual memory aid: běi means “north,” and jīng means “capital,” so the name literally identifies the “northern capital.” Compare it with Nanjing, whose first element means “south.” This contrast makes both names easier to retain. Practice Beijing in ordinary place-name patterns: live in Beijing, visit Beijing, and a flight to Beijing. English normally uses no article before the city name, so say “She lives in Beijing,” not “in the Beijing.”
例文
She lives in Beijing.
彼女は北京に住んでいます。
We visited Beijing last spring.
私たちは去年の春に北京を訪れました。
The flight to Beijing leaves at noon.
北京行きの便は正午に出発します。
beijing の類義語・関連語
beijing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中国語の北京（Běijīng）に由来し、英語では古くは Peking とも綴られました。「北」= north と「京」= capital の結合で、字義はそのまま「北の都」です。同じ京をもつ Nanjing（南京）と比べると、地名自体が位置と役割を表すと分かります。
Beijing is the romanized form of Chinese 北京, pronounced Běijīng in Mandarin. The name combines běi, “north,” and jīng, “capital,” and therefore literally means “northern capital.” The spelling Beijing follows the Hanyu Pinyin system now standard for representing Mandarin in the Latin alphabet. The older English spelling Peking arose through earlier systems and pronunciations encountered by Europeans. Both refer historically to the same city, but Beijing is the normal contemporary English form.
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