首都

jīng dū yǐ qián shì rì běn de shǒu dū

京都以前是日本的首都。

Kyoto used to be the capital of Japan.

yǐ bèi pài qù de jūn duì zài wéi chí shǒu dū de zhì xù

已被派去的军队在维持首都的秩序。

The army has been sent to maintain order in the capital.

běi jīng shì wǒ men de shǒu dū

北京是我们的首都

Beijing is the capital of China.

lín shí shǒu dū

临时首都

provisional capital

zhàn shí shǒu dū

战时首都

wartime capital