Chinese Notes

都 dōu

dōu adverb all
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Scope 范围
Notes: In this sense 都 has the same meaning as 皆. The scope of modification of 都 is backward looking (Sun 2006, loc. 2047). For example, 一切的路都封上了。 'The entire road was closed off.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 175) 都 may also be used to sum up the previous elements. It has a similar meaning in both modern and postclassical literary Chinese (Guoyu '都' dōu adv 1; Norman 1988, p. 127; XHZD '都' dōu 1).
dū noun capital city
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 首都 (Guoyu '都' dū n 2; Unihan '都'; XHZD '都' dū 1)
dū noun a city; a metropolis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 大城市 (Guoyu '都' dū n 1; Unihan '都'; XHZD '都' dū 2)
dōu verb all
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 都 may used as a verb in this sense in Literary Chinese (Norman 1988, p. 127).
dū adjective elegant; refined
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 优雅 (Guoyu '都' dū adj; Unihan '都')
dū proper noun Du
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '都' dū n 3; XHZD '都' dū 3)
dōu adverb already
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used to add emphasis, in the sense of 还 or 已经 (Guoyu '都' dōu adv 2; XHZD '都' dōu 2-3)
dū verb to establish a capital city
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 定都 (Guoyu '都' dū v 1)
dū verb to reside
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 居 (Guoyu '都' dū v 2)
dū verb to total; to tally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 总计 (Guoyu '都' dū v 3)

Contained in

件件都能 capable in many trades
定都 to establish a capital
首都国际机场(首都國際機場) Beijing International Airport
建都 to establish a capital
都市 a city; a metropolis
都市计画(都市計畫) town planning; city planning
故都 former capital; ancient capital
伯都 tiger
都庞岭(都龐嶺) Dupang mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong
手心手背都是肉 both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh; to both be of equal importance
计都(計都) Ketu
都城 capital city
都督 to lead; to command ; commander-in-chief; provincial military governor ; commander ; governor

Also contained in

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