新华门

新華門

Xīnhuámén

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 5

新华门在长安街北边。

Xīnhuámén zài Cháng'ān Jiē běibiān.

Xinhua Gate is on the north side of Chang'an Avenue.

HSK 6

新华门原来是乾隆时建的宝月楼，1913年才改成大门。

Xīnhuámén yuánlái shì Qiánlóng shí jiàn de Bǎoyuèlóu, yī jiǔ yī sān nián cái gǎichéng dàmén.

Xinhua Gate was originally the Baoyue Tower, built under Qianlong, and became a gate only in 1913.

usage

新华 means 'new China' (华 is China), as in the 新华社 news agency. Behind the gate a screen wall carries the slogan 为人民服务.

新 xīn

华 huá

门 mén