shǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. head
  2. 2. chief
  3. 3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4. classifier for poems, songs etc

Example Sentences

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先我們必須處理這個問題。
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Words Containing 首

俯首
fǔ shǒu

to bend one's head

元首
yuán shǒu

head of state

回首
huí shǒu

to turn around; to look back

为首
wéi shǒu

head

罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit

首先
shǒu xiān

first (of all)

首创
shǒu chuàng

to create

首席
shǒu xí

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

首府
shǒu fǔ

capital city of an autonomous region

首批
shǒu pī

first batch

首次
shǒu cì

first

首相
shǒu xiàng

prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)

首脑
shǒu nǎo

head (of state)

首要
shǒu yào

the most important

首都
shǒu dū

capital (city)

首饰
shǒu shì

jewelry

上首
shàng shǒu

seat of honor

不首先使用
bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

何首乌
hé shǒu wū

Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)

俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient

俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén

to bow before (idiom)

刊首语
kān shǒu yǔ

foreword

前首相
qián shǒu xiàng

former prime minister

匕首
bǐ shǒu

dagger

匪首
fěi shǒu

bandit

句首
jù shǒu

start of phrase or sentence

叩首
kòu shǒu

to kowtow

右首
yòu shǒu

right-hand side

吉首
jí shǒu

Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Henan

吉首市
jí shǒu shì

Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Henan

唐诗三百首
táng shī sān bǎi shǒu

Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[sūn zhū]

国家元首
guó jiā yuán shǒu

head of state

国立首尔大学
guó lì shǒu ěr dà xué

Seoul National University SNU

图穷匕首见
tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàn

see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tú qióng bǐ xiàn]

埋首
mái shǒu

to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)

字首
zì shǒu

prefix

居首
jū shǒu

leading

尸首
shī shou

corpse

岘首山
xiàn shǒu shān

Mt Xianshou in Hubei

左首
zuǒ shǒu

left-hand side

帧首定界符
zhēn shǒu dìng jiè fú

start frame delimiter (SFD)

搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī

to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)

政府首脑
zhèng fǔ shǒu nǎo

head of state

斩首
zhǎn shǒu

to behead

旬首
xún shǒu

start of a ten day period

昂首
áng shǒu

head high

昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits

昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù

striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step

会首
huì shǒu

head of a society

案首
àn shǒu

candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)

枭首
xiāo shǒu

to behead

枭首示众
xiāo shǒu shì zhòng

to behead sb and display the head in public

榜首
bǎng shǒu

top of the list

岁首
suì shǒu

start of the year

澳大利亚首都特区
ào dà lì yà shǒu dū tè qū

Australian Capital Territory

特首
tè shǒu

chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao)

界首
jiè shǒu

Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui

界首市
jiè shǒu shì

Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui

畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi

afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous

疾首
jí shǒu

extremely angry

痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu

bitter and hateful (idiom)

皓首
hào shǒu

white head of hair

石首
shí shǒu

Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei

石首市
shí shǒu shì

Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei

祸首
huò shǒu

chief offender

祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí

main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit

缳首
huán shǒu

death by hanging

群龙无首
qún lóng wú shǒu

lit. a thunder of dragons without a head

翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent

翘首
qiáo shǒu

to raise one's head and look

翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to anxiously await

聚首
jù shǒu

to gather

自首
zì shǒu

to give oneself up

船首
chuán shǒu

ship's bow

舰首
jiàn shǒu

bow of a warship

蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn

lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face

螭首
chī shǒu

hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)

身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù

to be decapitated (idiom)

部首
bù shǒu

radical of a Chinese character

部首编排法
bù shǒu biān pái fǎ

dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals

门首
mén shǒu

doorway

开首
kāi shǒu

beginning

陨首
yǔn shǒu

to offer one's life in sacrifice

面首
miàn shǒu

handsome male companion

页首
yè shǒu

the top of the page

顿首
dùn shǒu

kowtow

颔首
hàn shǒu

to nod one's head

颔首之交
hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

颔首微笑
hàn shǒu wēi xiào

to nod and smile

首付
shǒu fù

down payment

首付款
shǒu fù kuǎn

down payment

首任
shǒu rèn

first person to be appointed to a post

首位
shǒu wèi

first place

首例
shǒu lì

first case

首倡
shǒu chàng

to initiate

首创者
shǒu chuàng zhě

creator

首善之区
shǒu shàn zhī qū

also written 首善之地[shǒu shàn zhī dì]

首字母
shǒu zì mǔ

initial letters

首字母拚音词
shǒu zì mǔ pīn yīn cí

acronym

首字母缩写
shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě

acronym

首季
shǒu jì

first season

首家
shǒu jiā

first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)

首富
shǒu fù

richest individual

首尾
shǒu wěi

head and tail

首尾相接
shǒu wěi xiāng jiē

to join head to tail

首尾音
shǒu wěi yīn

onset and rime

首届
shǒu jiè

first session (of a conference etc)

首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ

to count as number one (idiom); second to none

首层
shǒu céng

first floor

首席代表
shǒu xí dài biǎo

chief representative

首席信息官
shǒu xí xìn xī guān

chief information officer (CIO)

首席执行官
shǒu xí zhí xíng guān

chief executive officer (CEO)

首席大法官
shǒu xí dà fǎ guān

Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)

首席技术官
shǒu xí jì shù guān

chief technology officer (CTO)

首席法官
shǒu xí fǎ guān

Chief Justice

首席营销官
shǒu xí yíng xiāo guān

chief marketing officer (CMO)

首席财务官
shǒu xí cái wù guān

chief financial officer (CFO)

首席运营官
shǒu xí yùn yíng guān

chief operating officer (COO)

首度
shǒu dù

first time

首战告捷
shǒu zhàn gào jié

to win the first battle

首推
shǒu tuī

to regard as the foremost

首日封
shǒu rì fēng

first day cover (philately)

首映
shǒu yìng

to premiere (a movie or TV show)

首映式
shǒu yìng shì

premiere of a movie

首次公开招股
shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ

initial public offering (IPO)

首次注视时间
shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān

first fixation duration

首款
shǒu kuǎn

to confess one's crime

首演
shǒu yǎn

maiden stage role

首尔
shǒu ěr

Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[hàn chéng])

首尔国立大学
shǒu ěr guó lì dà xué

Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

首尔特别市
shǒu ěr tè bié shì

Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea

首当其冲
shǒu dāng qí chōng

to bear the brunt

首发
shǒu fā

first issue

首秀
shǒu xiù

debut

首级
shǒu jí

severed head

首县
shǒu xiàn

principal county magistrate in imperial China

首肯
shǒu kěn

to give a nod of approval

首脑会晤
shǒu nǎo huì wù

leadership meeting

首脑会谈
shǒu nǎo huì tán

summit talks

首脑会议
shǒu nǎo huì yì

leadership conference

首轮
shǒu lún

first round (of a competition etc)

首办
shǒu bàn

first organized

首选
shǒu xuǎn

first choice

首邑
shǒu yì

local capital

首都剧场
shǒu dū jù chǎng

the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

首都国际机场
shǒu dū guó jì jī chǎng

Beijing Capital International Airport

首都机场
shǒu dū jī chǎng

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)

首都经济贸易大学
shǒu dū jīng jì mào yì dà xué

Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)

首都经贸大学
shǒu dū jīng mào dà xué

Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing

首都领地
shǒu dū lǐng dì

capital territory

首重
shǒu zhòng

to emphasize

首长
shǒu zhǎng

senior official

首音
shǒu yīn

onset (linguistics)

首页
shǒu yè

home page (of a website)

首领
shǒu lǐng

head; boss; chief

首鼠两端
shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

(idiom) to hesitate

馘首
guó shǒu

(of a headhunter) to sever a head

马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān

to follow blindly (idiom)

魁首
kuí shǒu

chief