capital city; imperial capital
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
capital city; imperial capital
literaryLiterary or formal term for a nation's capital, especially a historical one. Can also refer specifically to the Japanese city of Kyoto.
Cháng长
ān安
shì是
Táng唐
cháo朝
de的
jīng京
dū都
。
Chang'an was the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Tā他
céng曾
duō多
cì次
fǎng访
wèn问
Rì日
běn本
de的
jīng京
dū都
。
He has visited Kyoto, Japan many times.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
jūn军
shì事
zhòng重
zhèn镇
，
ér而
fēi非
jīng京
dū都
。
This was an ancient military stronghold, not a capital city.