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The word 首都 is formed by combining the character 首, meaning "head" or "first", with 都, meaning "city"; the resulting compound directly uses these literal meanings to specify the primary city, thus denoting "capital city".

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北京是中国的首都。

Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.

Beijing is the capital of China.

我们国家的首都是北京。

Wǒmen guójiā de shǒudū shì Běijīng.

Our country's capital is Beijing.

我去过首都北京三次。

Wǒ qùguo shǒudū Běijīng sān cì.

I have been to the capital Beijing three times.

首都的天气比南方冷一些。

Shǒudū de tiānqì bǐ nánfāng lěng yīxiē.

The weather in the capital is colder than in the south.

首都作为经济文化中心，发展速度很快。

Shǒudū zuòwéi jīngjì wénhuà zhōngxīn, fāzhǎn sùdù hěn kuài.

As an economic and cultural center, the capital develops very quickly.

Word Definition - 首都

shǒu dū capital (city)

Individual Character Details

首 shǒu
都 dū, dōu, dū