# 首都 (shǒudū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 首都 (shǒudū) means “capital (city)”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: capital (city)
- Pinyin: shǒudū (shou3 du1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 北京是中国的首都。
  Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.
  Beijing is the capital of China.

## Characters

- [首](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-head/) (shǒu): head; chief
- [都](https://hanziro.com/word/dou-all/) (dōu): all; both

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-du-capital/

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