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首都 shǒudū

首都 shǒudū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 首都 shǒudū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǒudū | shou3 du1
English translation
capital (city)
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

首都 shǒudū

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 首都 shǒudū

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shǒu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a head (hair above an eye).

Positional decomposition

丷自

Number of Strokes

9
dōu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhě represents the sound. Based on the meaning "large city, capital", which is the meaning when pronounced "dū". When pronounced "dōu", it has the unrelated meaning "all", etymologically related to duō (man

Phonetic compound

zhě

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

者阝

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 首都 shǒudū

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首都 shǒudū zuì 城市 chéngshì , 位于 wèiyú 尼罗河 Ní luó Hé pàn de 西南部 xī nán bù .

The capital and largest city of Mali , in the southwest on the Niger River.

一份官方 guānfāng 法令 fǎ lìng 宣布 xuānbù zài 首都 shǒudū 举行 jǔxíng de 投票 tóupiào 无效 wú xiào

An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital.

还有 hái yǒu 其他 qítā de 房子 fáng zi Néng xiàng 这幢一样 yīyàng 俯瞰 fǔ kàn 首都 shǒudū

What other home offers such a commanding view of the capital?

圣彼得堡 Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo de 夜生活 yè shēng huó 首都 shǒudū de gēng 刺激 cìjī

St Peters-burg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's.

来自 láizì 首都 shǒudū 洛美 Luò měi de 报道 bàodào chèn 部队 bù duì 驻扎 zhùzhā zài 大街 dà jiē shǎng

Reports from the capital, Lome, say troops are stationed on the streets.

首都 shǒudū Decomposition

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首都 shǒudū Compounds

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