京都 (Jīng dū) — Kyoto (city in Japan); capital of a country (literary or historical)
Definition
Today 京都 most commonly refers to the Japanese city of Kyoto. In classical Chinese literature it also means 'capital city' — a literary meaning the modern learner will mainly meet in ancient texts.
noun
Kyoto (city in Japan)capital of a country (literary or historical)
Examples
- 京都。Rì běn Jīng dū shì yí gè hěn yǒu míng de lǚ yóu chéng shì.Kyoto, Japan, is a very famous tourist city.
- ，京都。Gǔ dài wén xué zhōng, Jīng dū cháng zhǐ guó jiā de shǒu dū.In ancient literature, 'capital' often refers to a country's capital.
- 京都。Hěn duō rén xiǎng qù Jīng dū yīn wèi tā de lì shǐ hěn yōu jiǔ.Many people want to visit Kyoto because of its long history.
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