tóu

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Definitions

  1. 1. head
  2. 2. hair style
  3. 3. the top
  4. 4. end
  5. 5. beginning or end
  6. 6. a stub
  7. 7. remnant
  8. 8. chief
  9. 9. boss
  10. 10. side
  11. 11. aspect
  12. 12. first
  13. 13. leading
  14. 14. classifier for pigs or livestock

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Words Containing 头

一年到头
yī nián dào tóu

all year round

一头
yī tóu

one head

上头
shàng tóu

(of alcohol) to go to one's head

上头
shàng tou

above

丫头
yā tou

girl

交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr

to whisper to one another's ear

低头
dī tóu

to bow the head

个头儿
gè tóur

size

兆头
zhào tou

omen

出头
chū tóu

to get out of a predicament

出风头
chū fēng tou

to push oneself forward

到头来
dào tóu lái

in the end

前头
qián tou

in front

劲头
jìn tóu

enthusiasm

势头
shì tóu

power

口头
kǒu tóu

oral

回头
huí tóu

to turn round; to turn one's head

垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected

外头
wài tou

outside

巨头
jù tóu

magnate

带头
dài tóu

to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

带头人
dài tóu rén

leader

后头
hòu tou

behind

从头
cóng tóu
念头
niàn tou

thought; idea; intention

手头
shǒu tóu

on hand

扭头
niǔ tóu

to turn one's head

抬头
tái tóu

to raise one's head

拳头
quán tou

fist

指头
zhǐ tou

finger

掉头
diào tóu

to turn one's head

摇头
yáo tóu

to shake one's head

木头
mù tou

slow-witted

枕头
zhěn tou

pillow

水龙头
shuǐ lóng tóu

faucet

源头
yuán tóu

source

牵头
qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head)

甜头
tián tou

sweet taste (of power, success etc)

尽头
jìn tóu

end

矛头
máo tóu

spearhead

石头
shí tou

stone

码头
mǎ tóu

dock

罐头
guàn tou

tin

老头儿
lǎo tóur

see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]

舌头
shé tou

tongue

苗头
miáo tou

first signs

街头
jiē tóu

street

里头
lǐ tou

inside

过头
guò tóu

to overdo it

镜头
jìng tóu

camera lens

钟头
zhōng tóu

hour

开头
kāi tóu

beginning

关头
guān tóu

juncture

头晕
tóu yūn

dizzy

头条
tóu tiáo

lead story (on the news)

头疼
tóu téng

headache

头脑
tóu nǎo

brains

头号
tóu hào

first rate

头部
tóu bù

head

头衔
tóu xián

title

头顶
tóu dǐng

top of the head

头头是道
tóu tóu shì dào

clear and logical

头发
tóu fa

hair (on the head)

馒头
mán tou

steamed roll

骨头
gǔ tou

bone

点头
diǎn tóu

to nod

NG镜头
n g jìng tóu

(film and TV) blooper

一级头
yī jí tóu

first stage (diving)

一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ

to be confused

一头栽进
yī tóu zāi jìn

to plunge into

丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

三分头
sān fēn tóu

regular men's haircut

三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu

lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day

三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì

lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)

三头肌
sān tóu jī

triceps muscle

上箭头键
shàng jiàn tóu jiàn

up arrow key (on keyboard)

上箭头
shàng jiàn tóu

up-pointing arrow

下箭头
xià jiàn tóu

down-pointing arrow

下箭头键
xià jiàn tóu jiàn

down arrow key (on keyboard)

不对头
bù duì tóu

fishy

不摸头
bù mō tóu

not acquainted with the situation

不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu

to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu

destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)

不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì

not to be crushed (idiom)

丫头片子
yā tou piàn zi

(coll.) silly girl

九头鸟
jiǔ tóu niǎo

cunning or sly person

乳头
rǔ tóu

nipple

乳头瘤
rǔ tóu liú

papilloma

事到临头
shì dào lín tóu

when things come to a head (idiom)

二婚头
èr hūn tóu

remarried lady (contemptuous term)

二级头
èr jí tóu

second stage (diving)

二级头呼吸器
èr jí tóu hū xī qì

(diving) regulator

二里头
èr lǐ tou

Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[yǎn shī] in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan)

二锅头
èr guō tóu

erguotou (sorghum liquor)

二头肌
èr tóu jī

biceps muscle

人头
rén tóu

person

人头熟
rén tóu shú

to know a lot of people

人头狮身
rén tóu shī shēn

sphinx

人头税
rén tóu shuì

poll tax

人头马
rén tóu mǎ

Rémy Martin cognac

今日头条
jīn rì tóu tiáo

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app

仰头
yǎng tóu

to raise one's head

低头不见抬头见
dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn

see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn]

低头族
dī tóu zú

smartphone addicts

低头认罪
dī tóu rèn zuì

to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt

来头
lái tóu

cause

个头
gè tóu

size

倒头
dǎo tóu

to lie down

偏头痛
piān tóu tòng

migraine

备用二级头呼吸器
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator

傻头傻脑
shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo

moronic

先头
xiān tóu

previously

光头
guāng tóu

shaven head

光头强
guāng tóu qiáng

Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character)

光头党
guāng tóu dǎng

skinheads

兜头
dōu tóu

full in the face

内六角圆柱头螺钉
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng

hexagon socket head cap screw

两头
liǎng tóu

both ends

八般头风
bā bān tóu fēng

(TCM) eight kinds of \head wind\ (headache)

冒头
mào tóu

to emerge

冤大头
yuān dà tóu

spendthrift and foolish

冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu

enemy (idiom); opponent

冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ

for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)

冤头
yuān tóu

enemy

冬字头
dōng zì tóu

name of \walk slowly\ component 夂[zhǐ] in Chinese characters

出人头地
chū rén tóu dì

to stand out among one's peers (idiom)

出锋头
chū fēng tou

to push oneself forward

出头的椽子先烂
chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn

lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)

出头鸟
chū tóu niǎo

to stand out (among a group)

分色镜头
fēn sè jìng tóu

process lens (working by color separation)

分头
fēn tóu

separately

分头路
fēn tóu lù

part (in one's hair)

刊头
kān tóu

newspaper or magazine masthead

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo

lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent

别苗头
bié miáo tou

(dialect) to compete with

到头
dào tóu

to the end (of)

剃光头
tì guāng tóu

to shave the whole head clean

剃头
tì tóu

to have one's head shaved

剃头挑子一头热
tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)

剪刀石头布
jiǎn dāo shí tou bù

rock-paper-scissors (game)

剪头发
jiǎn tóu fa

(to get a) haircut

劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn

lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)

包工头
bāo gōng tóu

chief labor contractor

包头
bāo tóu

Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

包头市
bāo tóu shì

Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

十字头螺刀
shí zì tóu luó dāo

Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)

千头万绪
qiān tóu wàn xù

plethora of things to tackle

印缅褐头雀鹛
yìn miǎn hè tóu què méi

(bird species of China) manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)

印头鱼
yìn tóu yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

卸头
xiè tóu

(of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels

叉头
chā tóu

prong of a fork

口头禅
kǒu tóu chán

Zen saying repeated as cant

口头语
kǒu tóu yǔ

pet phrase

叩头
kòu tóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

右箭头
yòu jiàn tóu

right-pointing arrow

右箭头键
yòu jiàn tóu jiàn

right arrow key (on keyboard)

吃人不吐骨头
chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu

ruthless

吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou

to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

吃苦头
chī kǔ tou

to suffer

名头
míng tou

reputation

吐舌头
tǔ shé tou

to stick out one's tongue

吴头楚尾
wú tóu chǔ wěi

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

呆头呆脑
dāi tóu dāi nǎo

oafish; dull-witted

咽头
yān tóu

pharynx

品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú

lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance

唱头
chàng tóu

pickup (carrying gramophone needle)

喉头
hóu tóu

throat

唤头
huàn tou

percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention

唛头
mài tóu

trademark

噱头
xué tóu

amusing speech or act

喷丝头
pēn sī tóu

spinneret

喷头
pēn tóu

nozzle

嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu

to gossip

四头肌
sì tóu jī

quadriceps muscle group

回过头来
huí guò tóu lái

to turn one's head; to turn around

回头客
huí tóu kè

repeat customer

回头见
huí tóu jiàn

See you!

回头路
huí tóu lù

the road back to where one came from

圆石头
yuán shí tou

boulder

土头土脑
tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo

rustic

地头
dì tóu

place

地头蛇
dì tóu shé

local bully

坡头
pō tóu

Potou District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

坡头区
pō tóu qū

Potou District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

埋头
mái tóu

to immerse oneself in

埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work

埠头
bù tóu

wharf

埤头
pí tóu

Pitou Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

埤头乡
pí tóu xiāng

Pitou Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

报头
bào tóu

masthead (of a newspaper etc)

块头
kuài tóu

size

坟头
fén tóu

burial mound

多头
duō tóu

many-headed

多头市场
duō tóu shì chǎng

bull market

大块头
dà kuài tóu

heavy man

大姐头
dà jiě tóu

female boss

大捕头
dà bǔ tóu

head constable

大祸临头
dà huò lín tóu

facing imminent catastrophe

大舌头
dà shé tou

(coll.) lisp