No. 4,655 in Chinese
燕京
"燕京" refers to "Yanjing," an old name for Beijing, China.
In a sentence
燕京是中国古代的一个地名。
Yanjing is an ancient place name in China.
燕京 here refers to a historical geographical term, commonly linked to the area around present-day Beijing.
我去燕京大学参加了一次讲座。
I attended a lecture at Yanjing University.
燕京 refers to the name of the university, representing an institution named metaphorically or historically linked to Beijing.
在旧时诗词中，常提到"燕京"，令人遐思。
In ancient poetry, "Yanjing" is often mentioned, evoking imagination.
燕京 is used metaphorically to represent Beijing or as a romanticized idea of a cultural hub in historical poetry and literature.
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