上都

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

CEDICT

  1. (historical) Xanadu (the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty, now an archaeological site in Zhenglan, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China)
  2. (historical) synonym of 薊 /蓟 (Jì), Ji (a former city in Beijing, China) as a capital of Yan
  3. Xanadu (the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty, now an archaeological site in Zhenglan, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China)
  4. synonym of 薊 /蓟 (Jì), Ji (a former city in Beijing, China) as a capital of Yan

Wiktionary

Examples

书架上都是书。

There are only books on the bookshelf.

Source: Tatoeba

世界上都是白痴。

The world is full of fools.

The world is full of dumb people.

The world is full of idiots.

Source: Tatoeba

对不起，现在我手上都是东西了。

Sorry, I've got my hands full now.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
2 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis

Containing this entry

元上都 Yuánshàngdū