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都

dōu

HSK 1 Character

What 都 means

1. all; both; entirely
2. (used for emphasis) even
3. already
4. (not) at all

Other readings

都 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dūcapital city; metropolis
• Dūsurname Du

Example sentences

• 都是。
  Both are.
• 都一样。
  It's all the same.
• 都给我。
  Give me everything.
• 都很好。
  All good.
• 全都是？
  All that?
• 您全都有。
  You have everything.

Words starting with 都

• 都会dū huìcity; metropolis
• 都市dū shìcity; metropolis
• 都城dū chéngcapital city
• 都督dū dū(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator…
• 都江堰Dū jiāng yànDujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site…
• 都柏林Dū bó línDublin, capital of Ireland
• 都灵Dū língTorino; Turin (Italy)
• 都更案dū gēng ànurban development project
• 都拉斯Dōu lā sīDurrës (city in Albania)
• 都护dū hù(old) highest administrative post in border areas; governor of a march
• 都市化dū shì huàto urbanize
• 都市传说dū shì chuán shuōurban legend; urban myth
• 都市病dū shì bìnglifestyle diseases
• 都察院Dū chá yuàn(Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating…
• 都市传奇dū shì chuán qíurban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true…
• 都会传奇dū huì chuán qíurban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true…
• 都兰县Dū lán XiànDulan, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州
• 都庞岭Dū páng lǐngDupang mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong
• 都匀市Dū yún ShìDuyun, a county-level city in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州
• 都尉dū wèimilitary rank
• 都昌县Dū chāng XiànDuchang, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市
• 都铎王朝Dū duó Wáng cháoTudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
• 都江堰市Dū jiāng yàn ShìDujiangyan, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市
• 都什么年代了dōu shén me nián dài leWhat decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date!

Words containing 都

• 首都shǒu dūcapital (city)
• 全都quán dōuall; without exception
• 大都dà dōufor the most part; on the whole; also pr. dà dū
• 京都jīng dūcapital (of a country)
• 大都市dà dū shìmetropolis; large city; megacity
• 成都市Chéng dū ShìChengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省
• 古都gǔ dūancient capital
• 加德满都Jiā dé mǎn dūKathmandu, capital of Nepal
• 大都会dà dū huìmajor city; metropolis; metropolitan
• 国都guó dūnational capital
• 迁都qiān dūto move the capital (city)
• 建都jiàn dūto establish a capital
• 帝都dì dūimperial capital
• 上都Shàng dūShangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
• 中都Zhōng dūZhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
• 计都Jì dūKetu (Sanskrit), one of the nine celestial bodies of Indian astronomy and astrology…
• 信都区Xìn dū QūXindu, a district of Xingtai City 邢台市
• 新都区Xīn dū QūXindu, a district of Chengdu City 成都市
• 内比都Nèi bǐ dūNaypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar
• 武都区Wǔ dū QūWudu, a district of Longnan City 陇南市
• 武都市Wǔ dū shìWudu city in Gansu
• 首都机场Shǒu dū Jī chǎngBeijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
• 首都领地shǒu dū lǐng dìcapital territory; Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉
• 首都国际机场Shǒu dū Guó jì Jī chǎngBeijing Capital International Airport

Characters that look like 都

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 部bùministry; department; section
• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 郭guōouter city wall
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 郴chēnused in 郴州

Sounds the same

Read dōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 兜pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag
• 篼bamboo, rattan or wicker basket; sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)
• 蔸root and lower stem of certain plants; classifier for pieces and clumps