shǒuzhǐtou

手指头

Word · NounTraditional手指頭

finger (colloq.)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

finger; digit (colloquial variant of 手指)

informal

Colloquial synonym for 手指, commonly used in spoken Mandarin. In colloquial speech, 指 may also be pronounced with a rising tone (shǒu zhí tou).

Tā他
yòng用
shǒu手
zhǐ指
tou头
zhǐ指
zhe着
dì地
tú图
 。

He pointed at the map with his finger.

Xiǎo小
xīn心
mén门
fèng缝
 ，
bié别
jiā夹
le了
shǒu手
zhǐ指
tou头
 。

Be careful of the door gap; don't pinch your fingers.

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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
lǎo老
xǐ喜
huan欢
yǎo咬
shǒu手
zhǐ指
tou头
 。

This child always likes to bite his fingers.