Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 都

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

surname Du

capital city
metropolis

for the most part
on the whole
also pr. (dàdū)

to establish a capital

Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China

Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

Fengdu, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Wangdu county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Jiangdu, county-level city in Yangzhou 揚州／扬州 ( Yángzhōu), Jiangsu

Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸陽市／咸阳市 ( Xiányáng Shì), Shaanxi

Kyoto, Japan

the old capital (after a move)

Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市／丽水市 ( Líshuǐshì), Zhejiang

Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

city; metropolis

Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

capital (of a country)

Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市／陇南市 ( Lǒngnánshì), Gansu

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

ancient capital

Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

to determine the position of the capital
to found a capital

provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)
secondary capital
alternative capital

Weidu district of Xuchang city 許昌市／许昌市 ( Xǔchāngshì), Henan

capital city

Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong
alternative name for Paris

Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市／盐城市 ( Yánchéngshì), Jiangsu

old capital

Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing

Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

to move the capital (city)

military rank

Torino
Turin (Italy)

old variant of 豐都／丰都 ( Fēngdū)
Fengdu county Chongqing municipality
name of a famous necropolis

for the most part
on the whole
metropolitan

Modu, nickname for Shanghai

Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池／五大连池 ( Wǔdàliánchí) in Heihe, Heilongjiang

tiger (ancient, dialect)

(army) commander-in-chief (archaic)
provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)

Yaodu district of Linfen city 臨汾市／临汾市 ( Línfénshì), Shanxi

all
without exception

Kham or Chamdo, Tibetan: Chab mdo historic capital of Kham prefecture of Tibet (Chinese Qamdo or Changdu)
also Qamdo county

Xindu or Newtown district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

former capital
ancient capital

national capital

Duyun City in Guizhou, capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 ( Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

(old) highest administrative post in border areas
governor of a march

Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

ghetto (loanword)

Duchang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

Zengdu district of Suizhou city 隨州市／随州市 ( Suízhōushì), Hubei

capital (city)
CL:個／个 (gè)

imperial capital

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

city
metropolis

Ledu county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區／海东地区 ( Hǎidōngdìqū), Qinghai

concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺／罗睺 (luóhóu)
imaginary star presaging disaster

Dupang mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong

Duyun City in Guizhou, capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 ( Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

Dublin, capital of Ireland
also written 都柏林

Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein (Tw)

Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市／丽水市 ( Líshuǐshì), Zhejiang

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

major city
metropolis
metropolitan

Zengdu district of Suizhou city 隨州市／随州市 ( Suízhōushì), Hubei

Ledu county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區／海东地区 ( Hǎidōngdìqū), Qinghai

lifestyle diseases

Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣／康定县 ( Kāngdìngxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Kyōto prefecture in central Japan

Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

Weidu district of Xuchang city 許昌市／许昌市 ( Xǔchāngshì), Henan

Fengdu, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Kaidu River, Xinjiang

Xindu or Newtown district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸陽市／咸阳市 ( Xiányáng Shì), Shaanxi

Durrës (city in Albania)

Voodoo

Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市／盐城市 ( Yánchéngshì), Jiangsu

Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar

Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

Wudu city in Gansu

Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

see 貢多拉／贡多拉 (gòngduōlā)

Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池／五大连池 ( Wǔdàliánchí) in Heihe, Heilongjiang

Wangdu county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Duchang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

Yaodu district of Linfen city 臨汾市／临汾市 ( Línfénshì), Shanxi

Qamdo county, Tibetan: Chab mdo rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

Jiangdu, county-level city in Yangzhou 揚州／扬州 ( Yángzhōu), Jiangsu

urban development project

Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site
Dujiangyan, county-level city in Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū), Sichuan

Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市／陇南市 ( Lǒngnánshì), Gansu

Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician

metropolis
large city
megacity

(onom.) for plopping sound

Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Kundulun district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

Dublin, capital of Ireland

variant of 多普勒 ( Duōpǔlè)

Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China

dūhuìchuánqí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)
story or theory circulated as true
same as 都市傳奇／都市传奇

Kundulun district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

dūshìchuánqí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)
story or theory circulated as true
same as 都會傳奇／都会传奇

Dūduó Wángcháo

Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603

green in the face (idiom)
to look unwell

Shǒudū Jīchǎng

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)

Xīngdū Kùshí

the Hindu Kush (mountain range)

Honduras

Shǒudū Jùchǎng

the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

shǒudūlǐngdì

capital territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉

Sadducees

Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙

Urdu (language)

fēidūhuìjùn

non-metropolitan county (England)

Honduras (Tw)

Táng'ēn Dōulè

Dunkin' Donuts

Xīndūqiáozhèn

Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣／康定县 ( Kāngdìngxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Augustus (name)

Dūjiāngyànshì

Dujiangyan, county-level city in Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū), Sichuan

Kathmandu, capital of Nepal

surname Althusser
Louis Pierre Althusser 路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞／路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞 ( Lùyì· Pí'āi'ěr· Aěrdōusāi) (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

dūhuìměixíngnán

都会美型男

[都會美型男]

metrosexual

dūshìměixíngnán

都市美型男

[都市美型男]

metrosexual

dūshìhuàdìqū

都市化地区

[都市化地區]

urbanized area

Yān Zhào Dūshì Bào

燕赵都市报

[燕趙都市報]

Yanzhao Metropolis Daily

Nú'érgāndūsī

奴儿干都司

[奴兒干都司]

the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

Bāyīnmǎndūhū

巴音满都呼

[巴音滿都呼]

Bayan Mandahu, village in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia, noted for Cretaceous dinosaur fossils

Diāofāndōufāngchéng

刁藩都方程

[刁藩都方程]

Diophantine equation

Jīngdū Niàncí'ān

京都念慈庵

[京都念慈菴]

King-to Nin Jiom, or just Nin Jiom, manufacturer of 枇杷膏 (pípágāo) cough medicine

dàdūshìdìqū

大都市地区

[大都市地區]

metropolitan area

Shǒudū Jīngmào Dàxué

首都经贸大学

[首都經貿大學]

Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing

dōushénmeniándàile

都什么年代了

[都什麼年代了]

What decade are you living in?
That's so out-of-date!

huánghuācàidōuliángle

黄花菜都凉了

[黃花菜都涼了]

lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time

Shǒudū Guójì Jīchǎng

首都国际机场

[首都國際機場]

Beijing Capital International Airport

Chéngdū Tǐyù Dàxué

成都体育大学

[成都體育大學]

Chengdu Sports University

hēliángshuǐdōusāiyá

喝凉水都塞牙

[喝涼水都塞牙]

(coll.) to be out of luck

Dū'ān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn

都安瑶族自治县

[都安瑤族自治縣]

Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

shǒuxīnshǒubèidōushìròu

手心手背都是肉

[手心手背都是肉]

lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
fig. to both be of equal importance
to value both equally

Sāndūshuǐzú Zìzhìxiàn

三都水族自治县

[三都水族自治縣]

Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

Aòdàlìyà Shǒudū Tèqū

澳大利亚首都特区

[澳大利亞首都特區]

Australian Capital Territory

Shǒudū Jīngjì Màoyì Dàxué

首都经济贸易大学

[首都經濟貿易大學]

Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)

chīshǐdōugǎnbushàngrèhude

吃屎都赶不上热乎的

[吃屎都趕不上熱乎的]

lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (idiom)
fig. (of a person) too slow; can't keep up

línzidàle,shénmeniǎodōuyǒu

林子大了，什么鸟都有

[林子大了，什麼鳥都有]

it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

Lùyì· Pí'āi'ěr· Aěrdōusāi

路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞

[路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞]

Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

Abùláití· Abùdūrèxītí

阿不来提·阿不都热西提

[阿不來提·阿不都熱西提]

Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference