首都 meaning and pronunciation

首都
Simplified/traditional word

首都 English definition

shǒu dū
  • capital (city)
  • CL:个

HSK level

Characters

  • 首 (shǒu): head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc;
  • 都 (dōu): all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all;

Sentences examples with 首都

  • 中国的首都是北京。
    Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì běijīng.