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.
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2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. – 賈可 Jacky Jul 6 '17 at 5:11
No, you should use 省会 (provincial capital) instead, i.e. 哈尔滨是黑龙江的省会. You could also use 省城 (in a little old-style), or 首府 (especially for 自治区(autonomous region)).
首都 is only used for the capital of a country, e.g.北京是中国的首都.
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Also, 省城 - baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%9C%81%E5%9F%8E 省城，是汉语词汇，解释为省政府驻地，省会，首府。 – Tang Ho♦ Jun 24 '17 at 9:54
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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.
