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Beijing · Bei3 jing1
Hutong greetings and address terms
北京话里的称呼和语气常常带有距离感、亲近感和城市记忆。先理解场景，再练词汇。
Beijing speech often carries social distance, warmth, and urban memory through address terms and tone.
Dialect vocabulary in context
胡同
hutong lane
胡同里常听到邻里之间的问候。
您
polite you
北京人常用“您”表达礼貌。
大爷
uncle / elder man
这是日常称呼，也带有亲切感。