national capital
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the national capital; the capital city
literaryA classical/literary term, equivalent to modern 首都 (shǒu dū). Predominantly used in historical, literary, or formal contexts to refer to a nation's capital.
Yuán元
cháo朝
shí时
，
Dà大
Dū都
jí即
wéi为
jīng京
shī师
。
During the Yuan Dynasty, Dadu was the capital.
Jǔ举
zǐ子
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
gǎn赶
fù赴
jīng京
shī师
cān参
jiā加
huì会
shì试
。
The candidates all rushed to the capital to participate in the metropolitan examination.
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Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
jīng京
shī师
de的
fēng风
mào貌
。
This ancient text records the appearance of the capital in detail.