This is the 7545th most frequent French word.
pékin
"Pékin" is the French word for "Beijing," the capital of China.
In this sentence, 'Pékin' refers to the city of Beijing (中国北京), illustrating its usage as a proper noun to denote the capital city of China.
Je suis allé visiter Pékin l'année dernière.
I visited Beijing last year.
Here, 'Pékin' refers to the region associated with the Peking duck dish, highlighting its cultural and gastronomic significance.
Le canard à Pékin est une spécialité culinaire célèbre.
Peking duck is a famous culinary specialty.
In this instance, 'Pékin' is used to refer to the geographic location where standard Mandarin is predominantly spoken.