Meaning of 定都
定都 means to establish (a city) as the capital; to fix the seat of government at (a place). Pronounced dìng dū.
- to establish (a city) as the capital; to fix the seat of government at (a place)
Definitions & Examples
Míng明
cháo朝
kāi开
guó国
huáng皇
dì帝
Zhū朱
Yuán元
zhāng璋
dìng定
dū都
Nán南
jīng京
。
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established Nanjing as the capital.
Jīng经
guò过
duō多
cì次
shāng商
yì议
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
zuì最
zhōng终
dìng定
dū都
yú于
zhōng中
bù部
de的
xīn新
xīng兴
chéng城
shì市
。
After many deliberations, the government finally decided to establish the capital in a new city in the central region.
Gāi该
guó国
jiàn建
guó国
hòu后
，
dìng定
dū都
wèn问
tí题
yǐn引
fā发
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēng争
lùn论
。
After the country's founding, the issue of where to locate the capital sparked much debate.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
cháo朝
dài代
zài在
jiàn建
lì立
zhī之
chū初
dōu都
huì会
chóng重
xīn新
dìng定
dū都
。
Historically, many dynasties would relocate their capital upon their establishment.