Definition
首府 (shǒu fǔ) is the capital city of an autonomous region, such as Lhasa for Tibet. It differs from 首都 (shǒu dū), the national capital (e.g., Beijing), and 省会 (shěng huì), the capital of a province. Use 首府 only when referring to an autonomous region's administrative center.
noun
capital city of an autonomous region
Easily confused
- 首付shǒu fùsound-alikedown payment
- 收复shōu fùsound-aliketo recover (lost territory, etc.), to recapture
Examples
- 首府。Lāsà shì Xīzàng Zìzhìqū de shǒu fǔ.Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- 首府，。shǒu fǔ hé shǒudū bùtóng, tā tèzhǐ zìzhìqū de xíngzhèng zhōngxīn.A capital of an autonomous region is different from a national capital; it specifically refers to the administrative center of an autonomous region.
- ，首府。Jìnnián lái, zhège zìzhìqū de shǒu fǔ jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.In recent years, the economy of this autonomous region's capital has developed rapidly.
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