中都

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); 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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongdu
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-tu¹
    • Yale: jūng-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdu
    • Palladius: чжунду (čžundu)
    • Sinological 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