shàng​jīng

to go to the capital

上京 shàng​jīng
to go to the capital
To travel to the nation's capital, especially for official business or to take part in national exams.
capital city
(literary) The capital city; the seat of the national government.
Shangjing
(proper noun) Name of a historical capital city, specifically referring to the Jin Dynasty capital of Huining in present-day Acheng, Heilongjiang.
China
(literary) China; the central kingdom, as referred to in historical texts from the perspective of peripheral regions

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