河 北 省

Hé běi Shěngdictionary entry

Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shí jiā zhuāng Shì] (short name 冀[Jì])

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Original source entry:

河北省 河北省 [He2 bei3 Sheng3] /Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4] (short name 冀[Ji4])/

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Character information

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河
hé
river (CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[hé fěn]
北
běi
north / (classical) to be defeated
省
shěng
to save / to economize / to be frugal / to omit / to delete / to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐng
(bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

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