| 北 | běi | north; to be defeated (classical) |
| 京 | jīng | capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old); abbr. for Beijing; surname Jing; Jing ethnic minority |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect) |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state; national; CL:个; surname Guo |
| 语 | yǔ | dialect; language; speech |
| 语 | yù | to tell to |
| 学 | xué | learn; study; science; -ology |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution; CL:个 |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government |
| 第二 | dì èr | second; number two; next |
| 外国语 | wài guó yǔ | a foreign language |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所 |
