<p>I am afraid it is not very suitable,   首都 is capital，Beijing is the capital of china, the capital of province is 省会，guangzhou is the 省会 of guangdong province. </p>

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<p>I am trying to do a cultural project on the city of Harbin. However, I'm not sure if it is correct to say this. I found out that Harbin was the capital of the province of Heilongjiang. If I said, 哈尔滨是黑龙江的首都, would it make sense since 首都 means capital.</p>

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北京是中国的**首都**: Beijing is the **capital** of China.
拉萨是西藏的**首府**: Lhasa is the **capital** of Tibet.
西安是陕西的**首府/省会**: Xi'an is the **capital** of Shaanxi.
我今天要去**省城**: I need to go to the provincial capital (city) today.
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Is it correct to use 首都 for capital of province?
# Is it correct to use 首都 for capital of province?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-24)

I am trying to do a cultural project on the city of Harbin. However, I'm not sure if it is correct to say this. I found out that Harbin was the capital of the province of Heilongjiang. If I said, 哈尔滨是黑龙江的首都, would it make sense since 首都 means capital.

**Tags:** grammar, word-choice, mandarin, usage, simplified-characters

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 北京是中国的**首都**: Beijing is the **capital** of China. 拉萨是西藏的**首府**: Lhasa is the **capital** of Tibet. 西安是陕西的**首府/省会**: Xi'an is the **capital** of Shaanxi. 我今天要去**省城**: I need to go to the provincial capital (city) today.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-13. Score: 2

I am afraid it is not very suitable, 首都 is capital，Beijing is the capital of china, the capital of province is 省会，guangzhou is the 省会 of guangdong province.


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