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天安门广场

天安門廣場
Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Tiananmen Square (Beijing)

Examples

天安门广场是世界上最大的城市广场之一。
Tiān'ānménguǎngchǎng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de chéngshì guǎngchǎng zhīyī.
Tiananmen Square is one of the largest urban plazas in the world.
我们凌晨四点去天安门广场看升旗。
Wǒmen língchén sìdiǎn qù Tiān'ānménguǎngchǎng kàn shēng qí.
We went to Tiananmen Square at 4 a.m. to watch the flag-raising.

Tips

history
At 440,000 m², 天安门广场 is one of the world's largest city squares. It was enlarged to its current size in 1958-59 for the 10th anniversary of the PRC. Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic from the gate tower on October 1, 1949.
culture
The square is bordered by 天安门 (north), 毛主席纪念堂 Mao Memorial (south), 人民大会堂 Great Hall of the People (west), and the 国家博物馆 National Museum (east). The 人民英雄纪念碑 Monument to the People's Heroes sits in the center. Daily flag-raising at sunrise draws crowds.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
安 ān
门 mén
广 guǎng
场 chǎng