Usage note
首都表示一个国家的首要城市。
shǒu dū biǎo shì yí gè guó jiā de shǒu yào chéng shì。
Capital city means the main city of a country.
Context note
首都常用于地理、历史和新闻。
shǒu dū cháng yòng yú dì lǐ 、 lì shǐ hé xīn wén。
Capital city often appears in geography, history, and news.
5 examples
北京是中国的首都。
běi jīng shì zhōng guó de shǒu dū。
Beijing is the capital of China.
首都很重要。
shǒu dū hěn zhòng yào。
The capital city is important.
他们去了首都。
tā men qù le shǒu dū。
They went to the capital city.
首都人口很多。
shǒu dū rén kǒu hěn duō。
The capital city has many people.
我想去首都看看。
wǒ xiǎng qù shǒu dū kàn kàn。
I want to visit the capital city.
5 mini stories
老师给我们介绍了首都。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiè shào le shǒu dū。
The teacher introduced the capital city to us.
他第一次去首都时很兴奋。
tā dì yī cì qù shǒu dū shí hěn xīng fèn。
He was excited when he went to the capital city for the first time.
首都的车站很大。
shǒu dū de chē zhàn hěn dà。
The station in the capital city is very big.
我们在地图上找到了首都。
wǒ men zài dì tú shàng zhǎo dào le shǒu dū。
We found the capital city on the map.
首都晚上很热闹。
shǒu dū wǎn shàng hěn rè nào。
The capital city is lively at night.
Mini dialogue
中国的首都
A
你知道中国的首都是哪个城市吗？
Nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì nǎge chéngshì ma?
Do you know which city is the capital of China?
B
我知道，是北京。
Wǒ zhīdào, shì Běijīng.
I know, it's Beijing.
去首都旅游
A
暑假我想去首都看看。
Shǔjià wǒ xiǎng qù shǒudū kànkan.
I want to visit the capital during summer vacation.
B
好主意，首都有很多名胜古迹。
Hǎo zhǔyi, shǒudū yǒu hěn duō míngshèng gǔjì.
Good idea, the capital has many historical sites.
Related words and contrasts
related
城市
chéngshì
city
A capital is a special city.
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国家
guójiā
country
Every country has a capital.