Chinese word dictionary

首都

shǒudū · capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4]

Word information

Simplified首都
Traditional首都
Pinyinshǒudū
Part of speech
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04

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.

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