北京话

北京話

Běijīnghuà

noun

Meanings

1 Beijing dialect
2 the speech of Beijing, characterized by heavy erhua

Characters

speech; dialect

Examples

HSK 3

他一开口就听出来是北京话。

Tā yì kāikǒu jiù tīng chūlái shì Běijīnghuà.

As soon as he opens his mouth you can hear it's Beijing dialect.

HSK 5

北京话的儿化音特别多。

Běijīnghuà de ér huà yīn tèbié duō.

Beijing dialect uses a lot of erhua.

Tips

culture

Standard Mandarin (普通话) is based on Beijing phonology but is not identical to 北京话 - the local dialect has heavier 儿化 (门儿，这儿), distinct slang (倍儿棒 "really great," 局气), and swallowed syllables.

Stroke Order

北 běi

京 jīng

话 huà