首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- capital (city)
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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More words with these characters
首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
- 匪首 fěi shǒu ㄈㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ fei2 sau2 bandit
都
- 全都 quán dōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄡ cyun4 dou1 all
- 大都 dà dōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 大都 dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 都市 dū shì ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ dou1 si5 city; metropolis
- 都会 都會 dū huì ㄉㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ dou1 wui6 city
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- 三都 Sān dū ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨ saam1 dou1 see 三都水族自治县
- 上都 Shàng dū ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨ soeng6 dou1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
- 中都 Zhōng dū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ zung1 dou1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
- 于都 Yú dū ㄩˊ ㄉㄨ jyu1 dou1 see 于都县
- 京都 Jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 京都 jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 capital (of a country)
- 伯都 bó dōu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡ baak3 dou1 (archaic) (dialect) tiger
- 信都 Xìn dū ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨ seon3 dou1 see 信都区
- 古都 gǔ dū ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ gu2 dou1 ancient capital
- 商都 Shāng dū ㄕㄤ ㄉㄨ soeng1 dou1 see 商都县
- 国都 國都 guó dū ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ gwok3 dou1 national capital
- 尧都 堯都 Yáo dū ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨ jiu4 dou1 see 尧都区
- 大都 Dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- 奠都 diàn dū ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨ din6 dou1 to determine the position of the capital
- 宜都 Yí dū ㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ji4 dou1 see 宜都市
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
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- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄦˇ fu2 sau2 tip3 ji5 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢ maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 to follow blindly (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
Example sentences
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我 住 在 首都 。
I live in the capital.
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首都 天气 天氣 有 雨 。
The weather in the capital is rainy.
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伯恩 是 瑞士 首都 。
Bern is the capital of Switzerland.
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美国 美國 首都 在 哪儿 哪兒 ？
What is the capital of the United States?
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他们 他們 拜访 拜訪 了 首都 。
They visited the capital.
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