中都

中都

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad. (中都)		中	都
Literally: “central capital”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhōngdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Noun

中都

1. (archaic) capital city
2. (archaic) any major city

Proper noun

中都

1. Zhongdu, the capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty of medieval China located in the southwestern Xicheng District of modern Beijing

See also

Zhongdu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia