北京站

Běijīngzhàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Beijing Railway Station

Characters

Examples

我们在北京站下车。

Wǒmen zài Běijīngzhàn xiàchē.

We got off at Beijing Railway Station.

从北京站到天安门不远。

Cóng Běijīngzhàn dào Tiān'ānmén bù yuǎn.

It's not far from Beijing Station to Tiananmen.

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history

Opened in 1959 as one of the Ten Great Buildings marking the PRC's tenth anniversary. Historically the main station; long-distance traffic has since shifted heavily to 北京西站 and 北京南站.

Stroke Order

北 běi

京 jīng

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