保定市

BǎodìngShì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Baoding (prefecture-level city in Hebei Province)

Characters

protect, defend

Examples

保定市离北京只有一百多公里。

Bǎodìngshì lí Běijīng zhǐyǒu yìbǎi duō gōnglǐ.

Baoding is only about 100 km from Beijing.

保定市的驴肉火烧很有名。

Bǎodìngshì de lǘròuhuǒshāo hěn yǒumíng.

Baoding's donkey-meat buns are very famous.

Tips

history

The name means "defending stability" — Baoding was the seat of the Zhili Viceroy during the Qing, effectively the governor of the capital region. Today it hosts the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) headquarters and is the center of China's SUV manufacturing.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

定 dìng

市 shì