古都

gǔdū
noun #74,515

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ancient capital

Examples

HSK 5
Xī'ān shì yí zuò lìshǐ yōujiǔ de gǔdū.
Xi'an is an ancient capital with a long history.
HSK 7-9
Jīngdū shì Rìběn de qiānnián gǔdū, dàochù dōu shì sìmiào.
Kyoto, Japan's capital for a thousand years, has temples everywhere.

Tips

mistakes
都 is read dū here, meaning 'capital', not dōu 'all'. China's traditional 'four great ancient capitals' are 西安, 洛阳, 南京 and 北京; longer lists add 开封, 杭州, 安阳 and 郑州.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ
都 dōu