ancient capital
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
ancient capital; historic capital city
formalRefers to a city that served as the capital of a country or empire in ancient times, often carrying significant historical and cultural importance.
Xī西
ān安
shì是
yī一
zuò座
zhù著
míng名
de的
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dū都
。
Xi'an is a famous ancient capital of China.
Luò洛
yáng阳
hé和
Kāi开
fēng封
dōu都
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
zhòng重
yào要
gǔ古
dū都
。
Luoyang and Kaifeng are both important historic capitals.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
dū都
bǎo保
liú留
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
wén文
wù物
。
This ancient capital has preserved many precious cultural relics.
Yóu游
kè客
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
tàn探
suǒ索
gǔ古
dū都
de的
yí遗
jì迹
。
Tourists enjoy exploring the ruins of the ancient capital.