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The Chinese word shoudu - 首都 - shǒudū
(capital in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shǒudū
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English translations
capital,
metropolis
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shǒudū are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
head | city
首都 ( shoudu / shǒudū ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1092)
首都 ( shoudu / shǒudū ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1092)
Chinese words containing the word 首都 ( shoudu / shǒudū ) :
shǒudū guójì jīchǎng ( 首都国际机场 : the Capital International Airport, Beijing ), shǒudū jùchǎng ( 首都剧场 : capital theatre )
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