哈尔滨 (Hāěrbīn): Harbin (capital of Heilongjiang)

Meanings

1 Harbin (capital of Heilongjiang)

Characters

哈

hā

laughter; sound of laughter

shore; bank; riverside

Phonetic transliteration of a Jurchen word meaning 'a place for drying fishing nets'.

Examples

我去年冬天去了哈尔滨。

Wǒ qùnián dōngtiān qù le Hāěrbīn.

I went to Harbin last winter.

哈尔滨的冰雕非常有名。

Hāěrbīn de bīngdiāo fēicháng yǒumíng.

Harbin's ice sculptures are very famous.

Tips

culture

Harbin is famous for its annual International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, one of the largest in the world.

history

Harbin has a strong Russian influence due to its history as a key city on the Chinese Eastern Railway.

Stroke Order

哈 hā

尔 ěr

滨 bīn

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