明代十五世纪初紫禁城是北京的中心。

In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.

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Sentence Composition

1 明代 Míngdài the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
2 十五 shíwǔ
  1. fifteen
  2. 15
3 世纪 shìjì century

classifier: 個
4 初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic
5 紫禁城 Zǐjìnchéng
  1. the Forbidden City
  2. the Imperial Palace in Beijing
  3. same as 故宫 Gùgōng
=6 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=6 是 shì variant of 是 shì
7 北京 Běijīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京 Jīng)
=8 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 中心 zhōngxīn center; heart; core