Definition & Meaning

move the capital to another place

Word usage

qiān dū

迁 都

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v.move the capital to another place
- tā men jué dìng qiān dū běi jīng
  他们决定迁都北京。
  They decided to move the capital to Beijing.
- tā men shén me shí hou qiān dū
  他们什么时候迁都？
  When will they move their capital?
- qiān dū shì gè dà wèn tí
  迁都是个大问题。
  Moving the capital is a big problem.

Word usage

Separable word
"迁" and "都" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他因为环境问题而迁了都。
  He moved the capital because of environmental problems.
- 明成祖朱棣迁过都。
  Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, moved the capital.
- 他什么时候迁的都?
  When did he move the capital?

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