Zhongdu

Zhong·du
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proper noun

A former city in Liangxiang, Fangshan district, Beijing, China, one of the capitals of the ancient Yan Kingdom.

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Chung-tuBeijingPeking
OriginMandarin 中都 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former city in Liangxiang, Fangshan district, Beijing, China, one of the capitals of the ancient Yan Kingdom.
  2. historicalA former city in Xicheng district, Beijing, China, the capital of the Jurchen Jin Empire.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Chung-tuBeijingPeking
Also see
beijing

Origin

  1. Mandarin中都
  2. EnglishZhongdu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中都 (Zhōngdū).

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APA

Zhongdu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhongdu

MLA

“Zhongdu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhongdu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zhongdu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhongdu.

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