首都(shǒu dū): capital (city)
capital (city)
Character breakdown
Watch how each character of 首都 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- shǒu dū
- Meaning
- capital (city)
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
首都 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 首都 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
首都天气有雨。
shǒu dū tiān qì yǒu yǔ
The weather in the capital is rainy.
美国首都在哪儿？
měi guó shǒu dū zài nǎ ér
What is the capital of the United States?
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 首都 — tap one to open its word page.
first of all; in the first place
all
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
first
city; metropolis
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
head (of state)
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