保定

Bǎodìng

proper noun #58,653

Meanings

1 Baoding, city in central Hebei, the former capital of Zhili and of Hebei province

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

保定离北京不远，坐高铁不到一个小时。

Bǎodìng lí Běijīng bù yuǎn, zuò gāotiě búdào yí ge xiǎoshí.

Baoding is close to Beijing: less than an hour by high-speed train.

HSK 7-9

清朝时，直隶总督就驻在保定。

Qīngcháo shí, Zhílì zǒngdū jiù zhù zài Bǎodìng.

In the Qing dynasty the Viceroy of Zhili was based in Baoding.

Tips

culture

Baoding is known for 驴肉火烧, braised donkey meat in a crisp baked bun, and for the steel balls rolled in one hand for exercise, 健身球, which English calls Baoding balls.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

定 dìng