天安门

天安門

tiān'ānmén

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Meanings

1 Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace, Beijing)

Characters

Examples

我们明天去天安门广场。

Wǒmen míngtiān qù Tiān'ānmén guǎngchǎng.

We're going to Tiananmen Square tomorrow.

天安门前每天都有升旗仪式。

Tiān'ānmén qián měitiān dōu yǒu shēngqí yíshì.

A flag-raising ceremony is held in front of Tiananmen every day.

很多游客在天安门拍照留念。

Hěn duō yóukè zài Tiān'ānmén pāizhào liúniàn.

Many tourists take photos at Tiananmen as keepsakes.

Tips

usage

Written with an apostrophe in pinyin (tiān'ānmén) to mark the syllable boundary. Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) is the large plaza directly to the south.

In Pop Culture

天安门 Tiān'ānmén

Tiananmen Gate

Southern entrance to the Imperial City in Beijing, originally built in 1420 under the Ming. Mao proclaimed the founding of the PRC from its rostrum in 1949; its portrait of Mao and Tiananmen Square in front are core symbols of the state.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

安 ān

门 mén