北上广

北上廣
Běi-Shàng-Guǎng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
  2. 2 China's biggest cities; the first-tier cities

Examples

HSK 4
Bìyè yǐhòu, tā fàngqì le Běi-Shàng-Guǎng, huí lǎojiā dāng le lǎoshī.
After graduating he gave up on the big cities and went back to his hometown to teach.
HSK 6
Běi-Shàng-Guǎng de fángjià dōu hěn gāo.
Housing prices are high in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou alike.

Tips

culture
Add Shenzhen and you get 北上广深, the usual list of China's first-tier cities. The phrase often comes up in talk of young people who leave them over housing costs and long hours, or who stay despite them.

Stroke Order

北 běi
上 shàng
广 guǎng