首都 shǒudū — 一个国家中央政府所在的城市

义项

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   一个国家中央政府所在的城市

   The city where a country’s central government sits — 首 head, foremost, 都 a major city. Every country has exactly one; a province has a 省会 instead.

   noun

字形拆解

• 都

  dōu (first tone, high and level) dū (first tone, high and level)

  (dōu) all, both, entirely; even; already; (dū) a capital, a metropolis

  10 画⿰者阝部首 邑

例句

• 北京是中国的首都。/北京是中國的首都。Běijīng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shǒudū. (third tone, dipping)···

  Beijing is the capital of China.

• 这个国家的首都在南方。/這個國家的首都在南方。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) guójiā (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shǒudū (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) nánfāng. (second tone, rising)···

  This country’s capital is in the south.

近义词

含“都”的词

• 都dōu (first tone, high and level)副词，表示总括全部