兆头

zhào tou

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. omen
2. portent
3. sign

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 兆 zhào 兆 zhào (bound form) omen 正式或文言用语: (bound form) omen

Synonyms

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• 预兆 yù zhào 预兆 yù zhào omen 即将发生的事情的预示: omen
• 前兆 qián zhào 前兆 qián zhào omen 事件发生前的迹象: omen
• 征象 zhēng xiàng 征象 zhēng xiàng sign 表现出的迹象: sign

Usage notes

Collocations

“兆头”常与“好”“坏”搭配，如“好兆头”或“不祥的兆头”，不单独用于中性描述。

Example Sentences

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看到彩虹是个好 兆头 。

Seeing a rainbow is a good omen.

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Child Words of 兆头

• 头 头 tóu: head
• 兆 兆 zhào: (bound form) omen