济南市

濟南市
Jǐnán Shì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Jinan (city)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐnán Shì shì Shāndōng Shěng de shěnghuì.
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province.
HSK 7-9
Jǐnán Shì yǒu hěnduō quánshuǐ.
Jinan has many springs.

Tips

culture
Capital of Shandong (山东). Known as 泉城 ('City of Springs') for its 72 famous artesian springs, most notably 趵突泉 (Baotu Spring). Featured in the beloved essay 《济南的冬天》 by Lao She, a standard in Chinese textbooks.
mistakes
is read jǐ in this place name, NOT jì. The of 济南 is the old 济水 river name. Elsewhere (e.g. 经济, 救济) is read jì.

Stroke Order

nán
shì