Dongcheng

//dʊŋˈt͡ʃʌŋ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A district of Beijing, China.

    "In Beijing’s Dongcheng District where 560,000 residents live, some 936 neighborhood stores, restaurants, health clinics, nurseries, and cultural and educational centers have been established."

Example

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"In Beijing’s Dongcheng District where 560,000 residents live, some 936 neighborhood stores, restaurants, health clinics, nurseries, and cultural and educational centers have been established."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東城 /东城 (Dōngchéng).

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