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浮头儿

Word · NounTraditional浮頭兒

surface; top layer

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

surface; top layer

dialect

Used in Northern Mandarin to describe items lying at the very top of a pile or container.

Kuāng筐
lǐ里
fú浮
tóu头
r儿
de的
yī一
céng层
píng苹
guǒ果
 ,
dōu都
shì是
dà大
gè个
r儿
de的
 。

The apples on the surface of the basket are all big ones.

Tā他
bǎ把
xiāng箱
zi子
lǐ里
de的
yī衣
fu服
fān翻
chū出
lái来
 ,
zhǐ只
kàn看
fú浮
tóu头
r儿
de的
jǐ几
jiàn件
 。

He rummaged through the clothes in the box, only looking at the top few pieces.

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Tāng汤
de的
fú浮
tóu头
r儿
piāo漂
zhe着
yī一
céng层
yóu油
 。

A layer of oil floats on the surface of the soup.

Bié别
kàn看
fú浮
tóu头
r儿
bǎi摆
de得
zhěng整
qí齐
 ,
xià下
miàn面
luàn乱
de得
hěn很
 。

Don't be fooled by the tidy top layer; it's a mess underneath.