establish a capital; designate a capital city
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to establish a capital; to designate a location as the capital
formalA formal, historical term used by governments or rulers when founding a nation or dynasty, or when moving the seat of government.
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 his capital in Nanjing.
Yī1
jiǔ9
sì4
jiǔ9
nián年
，
xīn新
Zhōng中
guó国
dìng定
dū都
Běi北
jīng京
。
In 1949, the new China designated Beijing as its capital.
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Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
dú独
lì立
hòu后
，
dìng定
dū都
wèn问
tí题
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
guǎng广
fàn泛
tǎo讨
lùn论
。
After this country gained independence, the issue of where to establish the capital sparked widespread discussion.