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秃头

Word · Verb · NounTraditional禿頭

bareheaded; bald; bald person

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Meanings

4 senses · 12 examples
1.

verb

to go bareheaded; to be without a hat

Describes the state of not wearing any head covering.

Tā他
tū秃
zhe着
gè个
tóu头
chū出
qù去
le了
 。

He went out bareheaded.

Dà大
dōng冬
tiān天
tā他
tū秃
zhe着
tóu头
pǎo跑
bù步
 ,
yě也
bù不
pà怕
gǎn感
mào冒
 。

He goes jogging bareheaded in the dead of winter, not even afraid of catching a cold.

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Àn按
guī规
dìng定
 ,
jìn进
rù入
sì寺
miào庙
bì必
xū须
tū秃
tóu头
 ,
bù不
néng能
dài戴
mào帽
 。

According to the rules, one must enter the temple bareheaded and cannot wear a hat.

2.

verb

to lose all one's hair; to become bald

Describes the process or result of complete hair loss, often due to illness, genetics, or age.

Yī一
chǎng场
dà大
bìng病
hòu后
 ,
tā他
tū秃
le了
tóu头
le了
 。

After a serious illness, he lost all his hair.

Tā他
nián年
jì纪
qīng轻
qīng轻
jiù就
tū秃
le了
tóu头
 。

He went bald at a very young age.

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Yí遗
chuán传
xìng性
tuō脱
fà发
ràng让
tā他
zài在
sān三
shí十
suì岁
jiù就
tū秃
le了
tóu头
 。

Hereditary hair loss caused him to go bald at age thirty.

3.

noun

bald head; shaved head

Refers to the physical head itself when lacking hair.

Tā他
de的
tū秃
tóu头
zài在
yáng阳
guāng光
xià下
shǎn闪
shǎn闪
fā发
liàng亮
 。

His bald head shone brightly in the sunlight.

Zhè这
gè个
fà发
xíng型
shì适
hé合
tū秃
tóu头
 。

This hairstyle is suitable for a bald head.

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Tā他
mō摸
le了
mō摸
zì自
jǐ己
de的
tū秃
tóu头
 。

He touched his own bald head.

4.

noun

bald person; person with a shaved head

derogatory

Directly calling someone '那个秃头' can be considered impolite or derogatory in many contexts.

Nà那
gè个
tū秃
tóu头
zuò坐
zài在
dì第
yī一
pái排
 。

That bald person is sitting in the front row.

Bié别
jiào叫
rén人
jiā家
 '
tū秃
tóu头
 '
 ,
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
 。

Don't call someone 'baldie'—it's impolite.

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Tā他
shì是
gè个
tū秃
tóu头
 ,
dàn但
hěn很
yǒu有
mèi魅
lì力
 。

He is a bald man, but very charismatic.