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Meaning of

Pinyin tóu、 tou
Radical
Strokes
5
Definition
head, suff. for nouns
Usage
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头 tóu 名词 1. (本义)人的身体最上部分或动物身体最前部分。 ([En.] The top part of a person's body or the front part of an animal's body.) 2. 指头发或所留头发的样式。 ([En.] Refers to hair or the style of hair.) 3. 物体的顶端。 ([En.] The top of an object.) 4. 指事情的起点或端绪。 ([En.] Refers to the starting point or beginning of a matter.) 5. 物体的残余部分。 ([En.] The leftover part of an object.) 6. 以前,在前面的。 ([En.] Previously, the part which is in front.) 7. 次序在前,第一。 ([En.] The first in order or sequence.) 8. 首领。 ([En.] Leader.) 9. 方面。 ([En.] Aspect.) 10. 临,接近。 ([En.] To arrive at or approach.) 11. 量词,多指牲畜。 ([En.] A measure word, often referring to livestock.) 12. 表示约计、不定数量的词。 ([En.] Indicates an approximate or indefinite quantity.) 13. (头)名词后缀(接于名词、动词、形容词词根)。 ([En.] A noun suffix attached to noun, verb, or adjective roots.) 14. (头)方位词后缀(如“上头”,“里头”,“后头”)。 ([En.] A positional suffix (e.g. "above," "inside," "behind").) 引文: 1. 《说文》: 头,首也。 2. 《春秋·元命》: 苞头者,神所居。 3. 《礼记·玉藻》: 头容直。 4. 《仪礼·士相见礼》: 左头奉之。 5. 杀人者刎头。——《公羊传》注 6. 晋· 干宝《搜神记》: 王购子头千金。 7. 将子头与剑来。 8. 唐· 白居易《卖炭翁》: 系向牛头充炭直。 9. 唐· 李白《静夜思》: 举头望明月。 10. 低头思故乡。 例句: 头直上(头顶上);光头(剃光的头);头大(形容遇到困难头昏脑胀的样子);头抵(敌对);头昏脑闷(头脑昏晕)。 动词 1. 磕头(旧时的一种跪拜礼)。 ([En.] To kowtow; an ancient form of worship.) 2. (方)临到;接近。 ([En.] To arrive at; to be near.) 量词 1. 件,桩。 ([En.] Piece, item.) 2. 如:多用以计算牲畜。 ([En.] For instance, often used to count livestock.) 例句: 如:一头牛;三头猪。 助词 置于方位词后,表处所可不译。 ([En.] Placed after positional words, indicating location, often not translated.)
dāi tóu dāi nǎo
jolter-head / idiotic
xué tóu
amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
tóu hào
first rate / top rank / number one
yáo tóu tàn xī
shake one's head and sigh / shaking the head and uttering a sigh
tóu fa
hair (on the head)
kòu tóu chóng
Click beetle
bào tóu tòng kū
to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder
hóu tóu
throat / larynx
qiáo tóu bǎo
bridgehead / bridge tower
guǎ tóu
oligarch
jiáo shé tóu
to gossip / to argue unnecessarily
huí tóu
to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by
fén tóu
burial mound
pīn tou
lover / mistress
chuí tóu
nutation
péng tóu gòu miàn
messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance
mái tóu
to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
mái tóu kǔ gàn
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work
bù tóu
wharf / pier
qiáng tóu
the top of a wall
diǎn tóu
to nod
mǎ tóu
dock / pier / wharf / CL:個|个[ge4]
yáo tóu
to shake one's head
shí tou
stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
diǎn diǎn tóu
nod head / nod
xīn tóu
heart / thoughts / mind
tái tóu
to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
yī tóu
one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
jiē tóu
street
tóu dǐng
top of the head
zhuǎn tóu
to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent
jiān tóu
on one's shoulders / (dialect) shoulder
lóng tóu
faucet / water tap / bicycle handle bar / chief (esp. of gang) / boss / decision maker / (market) leader (of companies) / front end of mud-flow / figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船
niàn tou
thought / idea / intention
jiā tóu
collet / chuck
cuī biāo tóu
Cui Biaotou
shì tóu
power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things
bāo tóu
turban / headband
zì tóu
first letter of a word or serial number / first character of a Chinese word / first digit of a number / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable
tóu bāo
cephalosporin
tóu jīn
cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban
guǎ tóu zhèng zhì
oligarchy
tóu cùn
money market
zhàng èr hé shàng mō bù zháo tóu nǎo
puzzled / be all at sea / be completely at a loss
jìn tóu
end / extremity / limit
cóng tóu dào wěi
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
cóng tóu zhì wěi
from cover to cover / from title page to colophon / cephalocanudad / all the way
tóu pí xiè
dandruff
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
jù tóu
tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot
dài tóu
to take the lead / to be the first / to set an example
chuáng tóu
bedhead / bedside / headboard
dàn tóu
warhead
hé dàn tóu
nuclear reentry vehicle / nuclear warhead
chè tóu chè wěi
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
tì tóu jiàng
Shaver
tì guāng tóu
to shave the whole head clean / crushing defeat
tì tóu dāo
Razor
pī tóu gài liǎn
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
pī tóu gài nǎo
Head over head
jìn tóu
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
kòu tóu
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
quán tou
fist / clenched fist / CL:個|个[ge4] / competitive (product)
lèng tóu lèng nǎo
rash / impetuous / reckless
sāo tóu
Scratch your head
niǔ tóu
to turn one's head / to turn around
bǎ tóu
labor contractor / gangmaster
pāo tóu lòu miàn
to show your face in public (derog.)
pāo tóu lú
Toss the head
pī tóu sàn fà
with dishevelled hair (idiom) / with one's hair down
dī tóu bú jiàn tái tóu jiàn
see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4]
tái tóu bú jiàn dī tóu jiàn
(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
tái tóu wén
wrinkles on one's forehead
bào tóu
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
náo tóu
tricky / problematic / difficult / to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
fǔ tóu
ax / hatchet / CL:柄[bing3]
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head
diào tóu
to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about
qiā tóu qù wěi
break off both ends / do away with unnecessary parts at both ends / leave out the beginning and the end / nip off unwanted parts / remove the superfluous part
tàn tóu
to extend one's head (out or into) / a probe / detector / search unit
tóu yūn
dizzy
gǎo tóu
(coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile / cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[you3 gao3 tou5] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[mei2 gao3 tou5]
yuān dà tóu
spendthrift and foolish / sb with more money than sense
fèng tóu
Crested
guān tóu
juncture / moment
shè xiàng tóu
webcam / surveillance camera
yáo yáo tóu
shake the head
yáo tóu huàng nǎo
wag one's head / look pleased with oneself
shuāi gēn tou
to fall / fig. to suffer a setback
mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss
rén tóu cuán dòng
crowded
wàn tóu cuán dòng
Tens of thousands
zhěn tou
pillow
tóu hūn
dizzy / giddy / one's head spins
tóu hūn nǎo zhàng
giddy / one's head spins
tóu yūn mù xuàn
to have a dizzy spell / dazzled
tóu yūn yǎn huā
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng
confused and disoriented

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