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首都 (shǒu dū) English Meaning
- capital (city)
Traditional Characters: 首都
首 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
都 forms words in:
HSK 1 and HSK 4. CLICK HERE to see them all. PLEASE NOTE: This character is also pronounced dōu in HSK 1.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 個|个(gè)
Sample Sentences
- 美国首都在哪儿？
Měiguó shǒudū zài nǎ’er?
What’s the capital of the United States? - 伯恩是瑞士首都。
Bó ēn shì ruìshì shǒudū.
Bern is the capital of Switzerland. - 曼谷是泰国的首都。
Màngǔ shì tàiguó de shǒudū.
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. - 北京是中国的首都。
Běijīng shì zhōngguó de shǒudū.
Beijing is the capital of China. - 巴黎是法国的首都。
Bālí shì fàguó de shǒudū.
Paris is the capital of France. - 罗马是世界的首都。
Luómǎ shì shìjiè de shǒudū.
Rome is the capital of the world.
Stroke Order & Character Components
首 (shǒu): head; chief; first (occasion, thing, etc.); classifier for poems, songs, etc.
- 首 (shǒu): head
都 (dōu): all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- 耂 (lǎo): old
- 日 (rì): sun
- 阝(邑) (fù): city
- 者 (zhě): (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) …; (after a noun) person involved in …; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后 (huò) or 前(qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 首
HSK 4 Word List
- 首都 (shǒu dū): capital (city); CL: 個|个(gè)
- 首先 (shǒu xiān): first (of all); in the first place
HSK 5 Word List
- 首 (shǒu): head; chief; first (occasion, thing, etc.); classifier for poems and songs
HSK 6 Word List
- 首饰 (shǒu shì): jewelry; head ornament
- 首要 (shǒu yào): the most important; of chief importance
- 元首 (yuán shǒu): head of state
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 都
HSK 1 Word List
- 都 (dōu): all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already
HSK 4 Word List
- 首都 (shǒu dū): capital (city); CL: 個|个 (gè)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
