Nouncapital (city)

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 首都.
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Character Breakdown

首都 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 首都 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 首都 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith
shǒu
dōu
neutralSpoken
go to the capital
Adjective + Nounwith美丽
měi
de
shǒu
dōu
neutral
beautiful capital
Measure Word + Nounwith
zuò
shǒu
dōu
neutral
a capital city
Noun + Noun
shǒu
dōu
chǎng
neutral
capital airport
guó
jiā
shǒu
dōu
formal
national capital

Example Sentences with 首都

běi
jīng
shì
zhōng
guó
de
shǒu
Beijing is the capital of China.
qǐng
wèn
zhè
ge
guó
jiā
de
shǒu
zài
Excuse me, where is the capital of this country?
cóng
wèi
guò
guó
jiā
de
shǒu
zhè
hěn
hàn
He has never been to the capital of his own country, which is a pity.
men
huà
míng
nián
shǒu
yóu
We plan to travel to the capital next year.
zuò
wéi
zhèng
zhì
zhōng
xīn
shǒu
de
ān
bǎo
cuò
shī
fēi
cháng
yán
As the political center, the security measures in the capital are very strict.
tīng
shuō
shǒu
de
fáng
jià
men
zhè
gāo
duō
I heard that housing prices in the capital are much higher than here.
zuò
wéi
shǒu
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
yōng
yǒu
fēng
de
shǐ
wén
huà
yuán
As the capital, this city has rich historical and cultural resources.
shǒu
jǐn
shì
zhèng
zhì
zhōng
xīn
shì
zhòng
yào
de
jīng
wén
huà
shū
niǔ
The capital is not only a political center but also an important economic and cultural hub.