Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 首都
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
全都quándōuall; without exception
首shǒuhead; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
首先shǒuxiānfirst (of all); in the first place
首次shǒucìfirst; first time; for the first time
大都dàdūDadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing; for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [da4 du1]; for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan