首尔
Shǒu ěr
Pinyin

Definition

首尔
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Shǒu ěr
  1. Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Hàn chéng])

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

首
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
回首
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
榜首
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
聚首
jù shǒu
  1. 1 to gather
  2. 2 to meet
首先
shǒu xiān
  1. 1 first (of all)
  2. 2 in the first place
首席
shǒu xí
  1. 1 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首映
shǒu yìng
  1. 1 to premiere (a movie or TV show)
  2. 2 premiere (of a movie)
  3. 3 first-run (movie)
  4. 4 to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
首次
shǒu cì
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 first time
  3. 3 for the first time
首尔
Shǒu ěr
  1. 1 Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Hàn chéng])
首发
shǒu fā
  1. 1 first issue
  2. 2 first public showing
首要
shǒu yào
  1. 1 the most important
  2. 2 of chief importance
首选
shǒu xuǎn
  1. 1 first choice
  2. 2 premium
  3. 3 to come first in the imperial examinations
首都
shǒu dū
  1. 1 capital (city)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
首领
shǒu lǐng
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 boss
  3. 3 chief
首饰
shǒu shì
  1. 1 jewelry
  2. 2 head ornament
上首
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 seat of honor
  2. 2 first place
何首乌
hé shǒu wū
  1. 1 Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
  2. 2 fleeceflower root
俯首
fǔ shǒu
  1. 1 to bend one's head
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate

Idioms (18)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
  1. 1 lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
  2. 2 of unkempt appearance (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
  1. 1 to be decapitated (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
  1. 1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. 2 outstanding
马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
  1. 1 to follow blindly (idiom)
  2. 2 to take as one's only guide

Sample Sentences

不久前，韩国棋手李世石在首尔和人工智能围棋程序“阿尔法围棋”开始了一场围棋大战。
bùjiǔ qián ，Hánguó qíshǒu Lǐ Shìshí zài Shǒuěr hé réngōng zhìnéng wéiqí chéngxù “Àěrfǎwéiqí ”kāishǐ le yī chǎng wéiqí dàzhàn 。
Not long ago, the South Korean go player Lee Se-dol started a go battle with the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo in Seoul.
Go to Lesson 
嗯，首尔。
ng ，Shǒuěr 。
Yeah. Seoul.
Go to Lesson 
是首尔。
shì Shǒuěr 。
It is Seoul.
Go to Lesson