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首都

shǒu dū · shou du

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HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. capital (city)
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Capital city quiz

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)考(kǎo)你(nǐ)：法国(fǎguó)的(de)首都(shǒudū)是(shì)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Dengdeng, quiz time: what is the capital of France?

  2. Dengdeng

    太(tài)简单(jiǎndān)了(le)，巴黎(bālí)！

    Too easy, Paris!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)澳大利亚(àodàlìyà)的(de)首都(shǒudū)呢(ne)？

    Then what about the capital of Australia?

  4. Dengdeng

    悉尼(xīní)！

    Sydney!

  5. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，是(shì)堪培拉(kānpéilā)。首都(shǒudū)不一定(bùyīdìng)是(shì)最大(zuìdà)的(de)城市(chéngshì)。

    Wrong, it is Canberra. A capital is not always the biggest city.

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2 examples
01

瑞(ruì)典(diǎn)的(de)首(shǒu)都(dū)是(shì)斯(sī)德(dé)哥(gē)尔(ěr)摩(mó)。

The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by MarijnKp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)叔(shū)叔(shu)住(zhù)在(zài)西(xī)班(bān)牙(yá)的(de)首(shǒu)都(dū)马(mǎ)德(dé)里(lǐ)。

My uncle lives in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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首
shǒu

head; chief

都
dōu

all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even

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