| 河北省 |
Hé běi Shěng |
Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄 |
| 河 |
hé |
river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
| 河北 |
Hé běi |
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄 |
| 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) |
| 省 |
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) |