imperial capital
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial capital; capital city of an empire
literaryA literary and historical term referring to the capital city of an imperial dynasty, primarily used in classical literature, historical texts, or formal contexts evoking ancient China.
Táng唐
dài代
Cháng长
ān安
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
dì帝
jīng京
。
Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty was a famous imperial capital.
Tā他
huái怀
zhe着
bào报
guó国
zhī之
zhì志
，
qián前
wǎng往
dì帝
jīng京
cān参
jiā加
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
shì试
。
With ambitions to serve his country, he traveled to the imperial capital to take the imperial examinations.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
céng曾
shì是
duō多
gè个
cháo朝
dài代
de的
dì帝
jīng京
。
This ancient city once served as the imperial capital for multiple dynasties.