Pronunciation: ' h ə - ' b ā
Variant: or Ho · peh or Ho · pei \ ' h ō - ' b ā \ or formerly Chih · li \ ' ch ē - ' l ē , ' jir- ' l ē \
Function: geographical name
province NE China capital Shijiazhuang area 77,079 sq mi (199,635 sq km ), pop 61,082,439