"pekin" in Chinese (Simplified)
北京 (城市)北京鸭 (鸭种)
Definition
Pekin 是英文中北京(中国首都)的旧称,也可以指北京鸭,这是一种家鸭品种。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Pekin' 在英语中现在很少用于指城市,现代更常用 'Beijing'。但用于鸭种时如 'Pekin duck' 依然常见。不要和 'Peking' 混淆,两者有时在旧文本或菜单上出现。
Examples
The capital of China was once called Pekin in English.
中国的首都曾经在英文中被称为**北京**(Pekin)。
Have you ever tasted Pekin duck?
你吃过**北京鸭**吗?
Many tourists visit Pekin every year.
每年有许多游客访问**北京**。
We had the most amazing Pekin duck at that Chinese restaurant downtown.
我们在市中心那家中餐厅吃了最棒的**北京鸭**。
Old maps sometimes still show the city’s name as Pekin instead of Beijing.
旧地图上有时仍把这座城市标作**北京**(Pekin)而不是 Beijing。
My grandparents used to talk about visiting Pekin in the 1970s.
我祖父母常提到七十年代去**北京**旅游。