View source for 國都

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=国都|2=capital city}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=guódū
|c=gwok3 dou1
|mn=kok-to͘
|mn-t=gog4 dou1
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# [[national]] [[capital]]
#* {{zh-x|度 ^呼沱，涉 ^易水，不 至 四 五 日，而 距 國都 矣。|ref=Zhanguoce}}

====Usage notes====
When translating the English term ''capital city'', use {{zh-l|首都}} when referring to the capital of a country, {{zh-l|首府}} when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and {{zh-l|省會}} when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include {{zh-l|國都}}, {{zh-l|京城}}, {{zh-l|京都}}, {{zh-l|京邑}} and {{zh-l|都城}} all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

====Synonyms====
{{syn-saurus|zh|首都}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV||j=国%都|こく%と|국도}}

====See also====
* {{zh-l|省會}}
* {{zh-l|首府}}