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北上广

Běi Shàng Guǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京[Běi jīng] + 上海[Shàng hǎi] + 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cab29b25de566540. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

北上廣 北上广 [Bei3 Shang4 Guang3] /Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京[Bei3 jing1] + 上海[Shang4 hai3] + 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1])/

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 北上廣

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 广
    yǎn

    "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

    guǎng

    wide / numerous / to spread

    Guǎng

    surname Guang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.