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head; top; beginning; chief

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Meanings

9 senses · 27 examples
1.

noun

head (body part)

Refers to the uppermost part of the human body or the foremost part of an animal.

Tā他
de的
tóu头
hěn很
dà大
 。

His head is very big.

Bié别
pèng碰
wǒ我
de的
tóu头
 。

Don't touch my head.

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Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
zhuàng撞
dào到
le了
tóu头
 。

I bumped my head yesterday.

2.

noun

hair; hairstyle

Refers specifically to human hair or the way it is styled.

Tā她
jiǎn剪
le了
duǎn短
tóu发
 。

She cut her hair short.

Wǒ我
de的
tóu头
fa发
shì是
hēi黑
sè色
de的
 。

My hair is black.

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Jīn今
tiān天
wǒ我
yào要
qù去
lǐ理
tóu头
 。

Today I'm going to get a haircut.

3.

noun

top; end; tip (of an object)

Refers to the uppermost or terminal part of physical objects.

Shān山
dǐng顶
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
miào庙
 。

There is a temple at the top of the mountain.

Yān烟
cōng囱
de的
shàng上
tou头
mào冒
zhe着
yān烟
 。

Smoke is coming from the top of the chimney.

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Bǐ笔
tóu头
huài坏
le了
 。

The pen tip is broken.

4.

noun

beginning; end (of events or time)

Refers to temporal or sequential boundaries.

Cóng从
kāi开
tóu头
shuō说
qǐ起
 。

Start from the beginning.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
zǒu走
dào到
tóu头
jiù就
shì是
yóu邮
jú局
 。

Walk to the end of this street and you'll find the post office.

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Rì日
zi子
méi没
yǒu有
jìn尽
tóu头
 。

There is no end to this life.

5.

noun

chief; boss; leader

informal

Refers to leaders of groups or organizations.

Tā他
shì是
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
tóu头
r儿
 。

He is the boss here.

Gōng工
tóu头
jiào叫
wǒ我
men们
tíng停
gōng工
 。

The foreman told us to stop working.

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Zhè这
yī一
bāng帮
tǔ土
fěi匪
de的
tóu头
zi子
bèi被
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
 。

The leader of this gang of bandits was caught.

6.

suffix

noun suffix (indicating place, time, or value)

Used to form nouns indicating location, time, or abstract concepts. Often neutral tone.

Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
hěn很
zhòng重
 。

This piece of wood is very heavy.

Shí石
tou头
cóng从
shān山
shàng上
gǔn滚
xià下
lái来
 。

The stone rolled down the mountain.

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Chī吃
guò过
le了
kǔ苦
tou头
 ,
cái才
zhī知
dào道
tián甜
tou头
de的
kě可
guì贵
 。

Only after suffering do you know the value of sweetness.

7.

locative suffix

locative suffix (indicating position or direction)

Attached to nouns or locatives to indicate position. Often neutral tone.

Qián前
tou头
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
hé河
 。

There is a river ahead.

Shàng上
tou头
yǒu有
zì字
 。

There are characters above.

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Wài外
tou头
hěn很
lěng冷
 。

It is cold outside.

8.

adjective

first; earliest; preceding

Used as an ordinal modifier.

Tóu头
yī一
pái排
 。

The first row.

Tóu头
jǐ几
tiān天
 。

The first few days.

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Tóu头
bān班
chē车
shì是
zǎo早
shang上
liù六
diǎn点
 。

The first bus is at six in the morning.

9.

measure word

measure word for livestock and garlic

Used for counting cattle, horses, donkeys, and heads of garlic.

Liǎng两
tóu头
niú牛
 。

Two heads of cattle.

Sān三
tóu头
suàn蒜
 。

Three heads of garlic.

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Yī一
tóu头
lǘ驴
 。

One donkey.