首都 shǒu dū

capital (city)

HSK 42 characters
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How 首都 is written

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Example sentences

How 首都 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 首都天气有雨。

    shǒu dū tiān qì yǒu yǔ

    The weather in the capital is rainy.

  • 美国首都在哪儿?

    měi guó shǒu dū zài nǎ ér

    What is the capital of the United States?

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