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  • 1

    n.head; part of the body that contains the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth at the front of the body in animals and on the top of humans

    • tā bǎ tóu zhuǎn le guò qu

      过去

      He turned away his head.

    • qiú dǎ zài tā tóu shang le

      The ball hit him on the head.

    • hái zi bù xiǎo xīn kē dào le tóu

      孩子小心

      The child hit his head by accident.

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  • 2

    n.hair; hairstyle

    • zhè tóu lǐ de hǎo

      That's a good haircut.

    • tā yào qù jiǎn tóu

      He's going to get a haircut.

    • tā tàng le gè tóu

      She had her hair permed.

  • 3

    measure wordinfml(used for garlic bulbs); (used for large domesticated animals)

    • tā qù chāo shì mǎi le liǎng tóu suàn

      超市

      She went to the supermarket and bought two bulbs of garlic.

    • wǒ yé ye mài le yī tóu niú

      爷爷

      My grandfather sold a cow.

    • tā jiā lǐ yǒu sān shí tóu niú

      三十

      There are thirty cows in his family.

  • 4

    n.top; tip; end

    • shéng zi de yī tóu bǎng zài shù shang

      绳子

      One end of the rope was tied to the tree.

    • zhè tiáo hú tòng zǒu dào tóu jiù shì hào

      胡同就是60

      No. 60 is at the end of the lane.

    • yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zǒu dào tóu jiù shì wǒ jiā le

      沿着就是

      My house is at the end of the road.

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  • 5

    n.beginning; end

    • nǐ zhè gù shi jiǎng dào shén me shí hou cái shì gè tóu a

      故事什么时候

      When ever will you finish your story?

    • shì qing méi yǒu zuò dào tóu

      事情没有做到

      The matter isn't finished yet.

    • zhè yàng yī tiáo xiàn yī tiáo xiàn de zhī dào shén me shí hou cái shì gè tóu ya

      这样线线什么时候

      When ever will you make an end, weaving thread by thread that way?

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  • 6

    n.infmlremnant; remains; leftover

    • bù tóu

      leftover cloth

    • qiān bǐ tóu

      铅笔

      pencil stub

    • yān tóu

      cigarette end

  • 7

    n.chief; boss; leader

    • tā shì zhè yī bāng rén de tóu

      He is the boss of the gang.

    • tǔ fěi tóu

      土匪

      chieftain

  • 8

    n.infmlside; aspect

    • zhàn dào wǒ men zhè tóu lái

      我们

      Come to our side.

    • shì qing bù néng zhǐ gù yī tóu

      事情

      We mustn't pay attention to only one aspect of the matter.

    • fēn tóu jìn xíng

      进行

      proceed each following one assignment

  • 9

    num.infmlfirst; number one

    • tóu yī cì

      the first time

    • tóu tàng

      first

    • tóu liǎng pái

      the two front rows

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  • 10

    prep.dialprevious; last

    • tóu liǎng nián

      last two years

    • tóu tiān

      the previous day

  • 11

    prep.dialbefore; prior to

    • tóu chī fàn yào xǐ shǒu

      吃饭洗手

      wash hands before eating

Words and phrases with 头

Word usage

  • "头" is often matched with measure word "颗"or"个".
    • one head

    • one head

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Chinese Characters with pinyin tóu