Hebei
geographical name
He·bei
| \ ˈhə-ˈbā
\
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variants:
or Hopeh
or Hopei \ ˈhō-ˈbā
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or formerly Chihli \ ˈchē-ˈlē
, ˈjir-ˈlē \
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or formerly Chihli \ ˈchē-ˈlē
, ˈjir-ˈlē \
Definition of Hebei
province of northeastern China surrounding but not including the municipality of Bejing; capital Shijiazhuang area 77,079 square miles (199,635 square kilometers), population 71,854,210