Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea. It sits on the Taedong River, in the southwest of the country.

Pyongyang is the capital of North KoreaPyongyang是北韓的首都。It sits on the Taedong River它位於大同江畔, in the southwest of the country在該國的西南部。

English maps and news still use this spelling; it comes from an older way of writing Korean sounds called McCune–Reischauer (P'yŏngyang), then the marks were dropped. The Korean name is 평양, a Sino-Korean word written 平壤, which literally means flat land — the city stands on a plain.

English maps and news still use this spelling英文地圖和新聞仍使用這個拼法; it comes from an older way of writing Korean sounds called McCune–Reischauer (P'yŏngyang)它源自一種較舊、叫做馬科恩－賴肖爾式的韓語拼音方式（P'yŏngyang）, then the marks were dropped後來那些符號被省略了。The Korean name is 평양韓文名稱是평양, a Sino-Korean word written 平壤是漢字詞寫作平壤, which literally means flat land字面意思是平坦的土地——the city stands on a plain這座城市正建在平原上。

People in Taiwan say 平壤, and they say 北韓 for the country. Seoul is the capital of South Korea; students mix the two.

People in Taiwan say 平壤台灣人說平壤, and they say 北韓 for the country這個國家則說北韓。Seoul is the capital of South Korea首爾是南韓的首都; students mix the two學生常把這兩個搞混。

It is often called Korea's oldest city, though the wide streets and big monuments you see in photos now are mostly modern and planned by the state. In English news, Pyongyang can also stand for the North Korean government, the way people say Washington for the US government.

It is often called Korea's oldest city它常被稱為韓國最古老的城市, though the wide streets and big monuments you see in photos now不過你在照片裡看到的寬闊街道和大型紀念建築 are mostly modern and planned by the state大多是現代的，而且是國家規劃出來的。In English news在英文新聞裡, Pyongyang can also stand for the North Korean governmentPyongyang也可以代表北韓政府, the way people say Washington for the US government就像人們用Washington來代表美國政府一樣。