shàng tóu

上 头

Level:

NHSK 789－2

ReadWriteQuiz

1
v.(of a girl on her wedding day) start wearing her hair in a bun on her wedding day
- jiù shí nǚ zǐ chū jià xū yào pán yuán fà jì yě jiào zuò shàng tóu
  旧时女子出嫁需要盘圆发髻，也叫做上头。
  In ancient China, girls are required to start wearing her hair in a bun on her wedding day, which is also called Shang Tou.
2
v.(of alcohol) go to one's head
- jiǔ jìn r hěn dà hē le huì shàng tóu
  酒劲儿很大，喝了会上头。
  The wine is strong and will make you head.
3
n.top
- zhuō zi shàng tóu
  桌子上头
  above the table
- shàng tóu yǒu mìng lìng
  上头有命令。
  There are orders from above.
- shàng tóu mìng lìng wǒ cí tuì nǐ
  上头命令我辞退你。
  I've been ordered to let you go.
synonym
shàng miàn上面 shàng bian上边
antonym
xià miàn下面 xià tou下头 xià bian下边
4
be strongly obsessed with something
- zhè ge diàn shì jù kě zhēn ràng rén shàng tóu ā
  这个电视剧可真让人上头啊。
  I am so obsessed with this TV series.

上头