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首都

shǒu dū · shou du

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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瑞(ruì)典(diǎn)的(de)首(shǒu)都(dū)是(shì)斯(sī)德(dé)哥(gē)尔(ěr)摩(mó)。

The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by MarijnKp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)叔(shū)叔(shu)住(zhù)在(zài)西(xī)班(bān)牙(yá)的(de)首(shǒu)都(dū)马(mǎ)德(dé)里(lǐ)。

My uncle lives in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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head; chief

all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even

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