HSK 4 vocabulary › 首都
首都
首都 in English: capital (city)
shǒu dū
capital (city)
How to pronounce 首都
shǒu dū (without tone marks: shou du). shǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone; dū is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 首都
首 shǒu
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
都 dū
capital city; metropolis
capital city; metropolis
Related words
| 都 | dōu | all; both | HSK 1 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief | HSK 5 |
| 首饰 | shǒu shì | jewelry; head ornament | HSK 6 |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important; of chief importance | HSK 6 |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | HSK 6 |