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大都

Dà dū

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Source form: 大都
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9667c6533e320901. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大都 大都 [Da4 du1] /Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

dà dōu

All readings
Source form: 大都
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [dà dū]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1f796f35da71c320. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大都 大都 [da4 dou1] /for the most part/on the whole/also pr. [da4 du1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

dà dū

All readings
Source form: 大都
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-459283c2d0400629. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大都 大都 [da4 du1] /for the most part/on the whole/metropolitan/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 都
    dōu

    all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

    dū

    capital city / metropolis

    Dū

    surname Du

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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