qǐ tóu
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  • 1

    v.start; originate

    • xiān cóng wǒ zhè lǐ qǐ tóu

      这里起头

      I'll lead off.

    • dà jiā chàng gē wǒ qǐ tóu

      大家唱歌起头

      Everybody sing. I'll take the lead.

    • zhè dōu shì shuí qǐ tóu

      起头

      Who started it?

  • 2

    n.beginning

    • zhè běn xiǎo shuō de qǐ tóu xiě de bù cuò

      小说起头不错

      The opening of this novel is good.

    • nǐ gāng cái shuō de huà wǒ méi tīng qīng chu nǐ cóng qǐ tóu zài shuō yī biàn

      刚才清楚起头

      I didn't quite catch you. Please repeat it from the beginning.

    • shí xià yǐ J qǐ tóu de míng zi fēi cháng liú xíng

      时下J起头名字非常流行

      Currently, names beginning with J are the rage.

  • 3

    adv.at first; in the beginning; initially

    • qǐ tóu tā dā yìng guò lai hòu lái yòu gǎi biàn le zhǔ yi

      起头答应过来后来改变主意

      At first she promised to come but later she changed her mind.

    • qǐ tóu de zhāng jié

      起头章节

      beginning chapter

    • qǐ tóu yǒu diǎn má fan bù guò hěn kuài jiù ān níng le

      起头有点麻烦不过安宁

      There was trouble at first but things were soon quiet.

  • 4

    prep.same as 起先

  • 5

    v.take the lead

    • nín zhè dì fang jiù bù duì nín kě bié qǐ tóu le

      地方起头

      Your place is wrong, don't start.

Word usage

  • "起" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 大家

      You take the lead. Let's sing together.

    • 大家表率

      You should set a good example for everyone.

    • 事情已经下去

      This matter has already begun. No matter how difficult it is, we have to go on!

Chinese words with pinyin qi tou