首爾是韓國的首都。

Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 首爾 Shǒuěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 汉城 Hànchéng)
=1 首爾 Shǒu'ěr
  1. (～市) Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)
  2. Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 韓國 Hánguó
  1. South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  2. (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States 战国七雄 Zhànguó Qīxióng
=4 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 首都 shǒudū capital (city)

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