保定市

Bǎodìngshì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Baoding (prefecture-level city in Hebei Province)

Characters

protect, defend

Examples

HSK 3

保定市离北京只有一百多公里。

Bǎodìngshì lí Běijīng zhǐyǒu yìbǎi duō gōnglǐ.

Baoding is only about 100 km from Beijing.

HSK 7-9

保定市的驴肉火烧很有名。

Bǎodìngshì de lǘròu huǒshāo hěn yǒumíng.

Baoding's donkey-meat buns are very famous.

Tips

history

The name means "defending stability" - Baoding was the seat of the Zhili Viceroy during the Qing, effectively the governor of the capital region. Today it hosts the Great Wall Motor (长城汽车) headquarters and is a center of China's SUV manufacturing.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

定 dìng

市 shì