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Meaning of 都

Pinyin dōu、 dū

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

all / both (if two things are involved) / entirely (due to)each / even / already, (surname) / metropolis / capital city

Usage

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都 [dū] [Noun] 1. Capital city. (大都市) Example: ～市 (metropolis) ～会 (conference) 通～大邑 (a common bustling big city). 2. The location of the highest administrative body in a country, the capital. (一国的最高行政机关所在的地方，京城) Example: 首～ (capital) 国～ (national capital) 京～ (the capital of the capital) 建～ (establish a capital). 3. Beautiful. (美好) Example: “雍容闲雅，甚～” (elegant and graceful). ～丽 (beautiful) ～雅 (elegant). 4. Total. (总) Example: ～为一集 (totaled as one group). 5. To dwell. (居) Example: “～卿相之位” (to occupy the position equivalent to that of ministers). 6. In ancient times, referred to as a chief or leader. (古代称头目、首领) 7. A surname. (姓) [Verb] 1. To establish a capital. (建都) 2. To gather. (聚集) 3. To command. (率领) [Adjective] 1. Elegant. (美好的样子) 2. Great. (大) [Adverb] 1. All, completely. (统统，完全) 2. Refers to "dōu" for further meanings. 都 [dōu] [Adverb] 1. All. (全部) 2. Indicates inclusion of everything. 3. Used with "是" to explain reasons. 4. Used to strengthen tone, indicating something is extreme, unusual, or unlikely. (用来加强语气，表示某事物极端的、异常的或不大可能有的情况或事例) 5. Indicates already. (表示已经)

古都 gǔ dū

ancient capital

都江堰 Dū jiāng yàn

Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site / Dujiangyan county level city in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

都江堰市 Dū jiāng yàn shì

Dujiangyan county level city in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

都匀 Dū yún

Duyun city in Guizhou, capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州

都匀市 Dū yún shì

Duyun city in Guizhou, capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州

宜都 Yí dū

Yidu county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

宜都市 Yí dū shì

Yidu county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

都察院 dū chá yuàn

Court of Censors / department of supervision / censorate

都督府 dū du fǔ

Dudu Mansion

全都 quán dōu

all / without exception

曾都区 Zēng dū qū

Zengdu district of Suizhou city 隨州市|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 shi4], Hubei

洪都 hóng dōu

Hongdu

洪都拉斯 Hóng dū lā sī

Honduras

佥都御史 qiān dōu yù shǐ

Yudu Yushi

仙都 xiān dōu

Send

燕都 yàn dōu

Yandu

燕下都 yàn xià dōu

Yanxiadu

都安瑶族自治县 Dū ān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn

Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi

都督 dū dū

(army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)

京都 jīng dū

capital (of a country)

右佥都御史 yòu qiān dōu yù shǐ

Yushi

蜀都 shǔ dōu

Shudu

许都 xǔ dōu

Xu Du

首都 shǒu dū

capital (city) / CL:個|个[ge4]

迁都 qiān dū

to move the capital (city)

通都大邑 tōng dū dà yì

metropolis / large city / metropolitan cities

大都 dà dū

for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan

成都 Chéng dū

Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China

都城 dū chéng

capital city

都市 dū shì

city / metropolis

建都 jiàn dū

to establish a capital

成都市 Chéng dū shì

Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China

都统 dū tǒng

Totong

大都城 dà dū chéng

Metropolis

陪都 péi dū

provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) / secondary capital / alternative capital

霍都 huò dōu

Hodu