Definition
京都 is the Chinese name for the city of Kyoto, Japan, and also a literary or historical term for a capital city. In modern Chinese, the everyday word for 'capital' is 首都 (shǒudū), so 京都 is most commonly used when referring specifically to Kyoto or in classical contexts.
n.
Kyoto (city in Japan)capital of a country (literary or historical)
Examples
- 京都。Rìběn Jīng dū shì yí gè hěn yǒumíng de lǚyóu chéngshì.Kyoto, Japan, is a very famous tourist city.
- ，京都。Gǔdài wénxué zhōng, Jīng dū cháng zhǐ guójiā de shǒudū.In ancient literature, 'capital' often refers to a country's capital.
- 京都。Hěn duō rén xiǎng qù Jīng dū yīnwèi tā de lìshǐ hěn yōujiǔ.Many people want to visit Kyoto because of its long history.
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