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make (a place) the capital; establish a capital

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Words with jian du

jiàn dū

建 都

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v.make (a place) the capital; establish a capital
- táng cháo jiàn dū cháng ān
  唐朝建都长安。
  The Tang Dynasty made Chang'an as its capital.
- lì shǐ shang yǒu liù gè cháo dài zài nán jīng jiàn dū
  历史上有六个朝代在南京建都。
  In history, six dynasties made their capitals in Nanjing.
- zài zhè duàn qī jiān yǐ sè liè dì yī gè jūn zhǔ zhèng tǐ chéng lì le jiàn dū yē lù sā lěng
  在这段期间，以色列第一个君主政体成立了，建都耶路撒冷。
  During this period, the first monarchy of Israel was established with its capital at Jerusalem.
synonym
dìng dū定都 diàn dū奠都

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"建" and "都" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 唐朝在长安建了都。
  The Tang Dynasty founded its capital in Chang'an.
- 有六个朝代在南京建过都。
  Six dynasties once founded their capitals in Nanjing.
- 清朝是在哪里建的都？
  Where did the Qing dynasty found its capital?

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