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[事到臨頭] shìdàolíntóu when things come to a head (idiom)

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        shì, matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
        shìqing, affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        gùshì/gùshi, old practice/CL:個|个[gè], narrative/story/tale
        shìshíshàng, [事實上], in fact/in reality/actually/as a matter of fact/de facto/ipso facto
        shìshí, [事實], fact/CL:個|个[gè]
        shìr, [事兒], one's employment/business/matter that needs to be settled/(northern dialect) (of...
        shìjiàn, event/happening/incident/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎoshì/hàoshì, good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")/charity...
        shìyè, [事業], undertaking/project/activity/(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause/publ...
        shìgù, accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
        tóngshì, colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        méishìr, [沒事兒], to have spare time/free from work/it's not important/it's nothing/never mind
        méishì, [沒事], it's not important/it's nothing/never mind/to have nothing to do/to be free/to b...
        huàishì, [壞事], bad thing/misdeed/to ruin things
        dàshì, major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (...
        dāngshìrén, [當事人], persons involved or implicated/party (to an affair)
        shìwùsuǒ, [事務所], office/firm
        shìwù, thing/object/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūshì, to have an accident/to meet with a mishap
        xíngshì, to execute/to handle/behavior/action/conduct
        jūnshì, [軍事], military affairs/military matters/military
        shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
        běnshì/běnshi, source material/original story, ability/skill
        xiǎoshì, trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        dǒngshìhuì, [董事會], board of directors
        
        gòngshì, to work together
        zuòshì, to work/to handle matters/to have a job
        cóngshì, [從事], to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
        
        shìwù, [事務], (political, economic etc) affairs/work/transaction (as in a computer database)
        bànshì, [辦事], to handle (affairs)/to work
        
        
        xíngshì, criminal/penal
        gōngshì, work-related matters/documents
        chǔnshì, folly
        zhèngshì, one's proper business
        sīshì, personal matters
        wǎngshì, past events/former happenings
        shìtài, [事態], situation/existing state of affairs
        guǎnxiánshì, [管閒事], to meddle/to be a "nosy Parker"/to be too inquisitive about other people's busin...
        guàishì, strange thing/curious occurrence
        wànshì, [萬事], all things
        yǒushì, to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is something the matter
        chàshì/chāishi, poor/not up to standard, errand/assignment/job/commission/CL:件[jiàn]/see also 差使...
        mínshì, civil case/agricultural affairs/civil
        wúsuǒshìshì, [無所事事], to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom)
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
        fánshì, everything
        xīnshì, a load on one's mind/worry/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        shànshì, good deeds
        
        shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
        
        píngānwúshì, [平安無事], safe and sound (idiom)
        shìshì, affairs of life/things of the world
        lǐngshìguǎn, [領事館], consulate
        zhàoshì, to cause an accident/to be responsible for an incident/to provoke a disturbance
        rénshì, personnel/human resources/human affairs/ways of the world/(euphemism) sexuality/...
        dǒngshì, sensible/thoughtful/intelligent
        shìjì, [事跡], deed/past achievement/important event of the past
        shìshì, everything
        gǎnqíngyòngshì, to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
        àishì, [礙事], (usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter/to be in the way/to ...
        bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
        
        suǒshì, [瑣事], trifle
        shìyí, matters/arrangements
        lìxínggōngshì, routine business/usual practice/mere formality
        rěshì, to cause trouble
        chǔshì, [處事], to handle affairs/to deal with
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
        liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
        wújìyúshì, [無濟於事], to no avail/of no use
        dǒngshì, board member
        nàoshì, [鬧事], to cause trouble/to create a disturbance
        jūnshìjīdì, [軍事基地], military base
        jiùshì, [舊事], old affair/former matter
        bànshìchù, [辦事處], office/agency
        
        jìshìběn, [記事本], notebook/paper notepad/laptop computer
        sàishì, [賽事], competition (e.g. sporting)
        lǐshìhuì, [理事會], council
        
        jìshì, [記事], to keep a record of events/record/to start to form memories (after one's infancy...
        
        shìqián, in advance/before the event
        ruòwúqíshì, [若無其事], as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly/nonchalantly
        yúshìwúbǔ, [於事無補], unhelpful/useless
        zhìshēnshìwài, not to get involved/to stay out of it
        jūnshìfǎtíng, [軍事法庭], court-martial/military tribunal
        jiāshì, family matters/domestic affairs/housework
        yùnshì, [韻事], poetic occasion/elegant situation/in literature, the cue for a poem
        shìxiàng, [事項], matter/item
        qùshì, entertaining anecdote/interesting story or incident
        
        chǒushì, [醜事], scandal
        lǐngshì, [領事], consul
        
        qǐshì, [啟事], announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)/to post infor...
        shìguān, [事關], to concern/on (some topic)/about/concerning/to have importance for
        hūnshì, wedding/marriage/CL:門|门[mén],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        yàoshì, important matter
        xiánshì, [閑事], other people's business
        
        
        zhànshì, [戰事], war/hostilities/fighting
        dǒngshìzhǎng, [董事長], chairman of the board/chairman
        yìshì, [軼事], variant of 逸事[yì shì]
        shìduān, disturbance/incident
        
        gōngshìgōngbàn, [公事公辦], to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
        shìyǔyuànwéi, [事與願違], things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        zhǎoshì, to look for employment/to pick a quarrel
        wànshìtōng, [萬事通], jack-of-all-trades/know-it-all
        xīnxiǎngshìchéng, to have one's wishes come true/wish you the best!
        shěngshì/xǐngshì, to simplify matters/to save trouble, to handle administrative work
        shíshì, [時事], current trends/the present situation/how things are going
        xiāngānwúshì, [相安無事], to live together in harmony
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        rénshìbù, personnel office/human resources (HR)
        gànshi, [幹事], administrator/executive secretary
        
        
        
        shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
        fèishì, [費事], troublesome/to take a lot of trouble to do sth
        yìshì, [議事], to discuss official business
        BǎishìKělè, [百事可樂], Pepsi
        shíshì, [實事], fact/actual thing/practical matter
        shèngshì, grand occasion
        wànshìdàjí, [萬事大吉], everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
        záshì, [雜事], miscellaneous tasks/various chores
        
        zhēnrénzhēnshì, genuine people and true events
        liǎoshì, to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
        jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
        xǐshì, happy occasion/wedding
        shìlǐ, reason/logic
        lǐshì, member of council
        xìngshì, sth fortunate/a lucky chance
        fángshì, sexual intercourse/to make love
        
        duōshì, meddlesome/eventful
        xùshì, [敘事], narrative
        shìwújùxì, [事無巨細], lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)/fig. to deal with ...
        hǎishì, maritime affairs/accident at sea
        
        
        pàshì, timid/to be afraid of getting involved/to be afraid of getting into trouble
        zhūshì, [諸事], everything/every matter
        fǎshì, religious ceremony/ritual
        wànshìrúyì, [萬事如意], to have all one's wishes (idiom)/best wishes/all the best/may all your hopes be ...
        zhàoshìzhě, offender/culprit
        xíngshìfànzuì, criminal offense
        rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
        sāngshì, [喪事], funeral arrangements
        yìqìyòngshì, [意氣用事], to let emotions affect one's decisions
        
        shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
        
        shìlì, example/exemplar/typical case
        
        zīshì, to cause trouble/to provoke a dispute
        shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
        
        yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng, a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, t...
        fūyǎnliǎoshì, to skimp/to work half-heartedly/not to bother
        lǐshìzhǎng, [理事長], director general
        shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
        
簿         jìshìbù, [記事簿], a memo book (recording events)
        qíngshì, circumstances/facts (of a case)/case/feelings/love affair
        
        yìshì, anecdote/lost or apocryphal story about famous person
        gōngshì, defensive structure/military fortifications/(Tw) construction works/civil engine...
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
        dāngshì/dàngshì, [當事], to be in charge/to be confronted (with a matter)/involved (in some matter), to c...
        chuīshì, cooking
        wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
        fángyùgōngshì, [防禦工事], fortification/defensive structure
        xīshìníngrén, [息事寧人], to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        shìbiàn, [事變], incident/unforeseen event/events (in general)
        guóshì, [國事], affairs of the nation/politics
        shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
        shìjià, leave of absence for a personal matter
        shìbìgōngqīn, [事必躬親], to attend to everything personally
        dōngchuāngshìfā, [東窗事發], (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)/to come to light
        qíshì, marvel
        wàishì, foreign affairs
        
        jūnshìxué, [軍事學], military science
        
        zǒnglǐngshì, [總領事], consul general
        huòshì, [禍事], disaster/doom
        hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
        
        jūnshìhuà, [軍事化], militarization
        shìyóu, main content/matter/work/origin of an incident/cause/purpose/subject (of busines...
        měishì, a fine thing/a wonderful thing
        kuīxīnshì, [虧心事], shameful deed
        Lèshì/lèshì, [樂事], Lay's (brand), pleasure
        
        móushì, [謀事], to plan matters/to look for a job
        qīnshì, [親事], marriage/CL:門|门[mén]
        
        shìguòjìngqiān, [事過境遷], The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom)./It is water und...
        hànshì, a matter for regret/sth that is a (great) pity
        bǎishìtōng, knowledgeable person/know all
        zhèngshì, politics/government affairs
        zǒnglǐngshìguǎn, [總領事館], consulate general
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        hùnshì, to work half-heartedly/to get by in a job with the minimum effort
        wùshì, [誤事], to hold things up/to make a botch of things
        
        shìtǐ, [事體], things/affairs/decorum
        xùshìshī, [敘事詩], narrative poem
        zhèngzhòngqíshì, [鄭重其事], serious about the matter
        gùshipiàn, fictional film/feature film
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        
        
        nóngshì, [農事], farming task
        rénshìchù, [人事處], human resources department
        zhuānshì, [專事], specialized
        shìzhǔ, victim (of a criminal)/party involved (in a dispute etc)/main instigator
        niánshìyǐgāo, old in years
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
        dāngshìzhě, [當事者], the person involved/the people holding power
        
        quēdéshì, misdeed/immoral action/wicked deed/a deliberate wrongdoing
        shìyèxīn, [事業心], devotion to one's work/professional ambition
        
        zhōngshēndàshì, [終身大事], major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
        
        
        niánshì, years of age/age
        
        zhǐshì, ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese ch...
        jūnshìkēxué, [軍事科學], military science
        
        chuīshìyuán, [炊事員], cook/kitchen worker
        
        
        
访         guóshìfǎngwèn, [國事訪問], state visit
        
        néngshì, particular abilities/one's forte
        
        jūnshìjiā, [軍事家], military expert/general
        xíngshìfàn, a criminal
        
        shìquán, [事權], position/authority/responsibility
        dǐngshì, [頂事], useful/fitting
        duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
        zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
        
        
        

        dào, to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb complement denoting comp...
        
        zhǎodào, to find
        dédào, to get/to obtain/to receive
        jiàndào, [見到], to see
        dàodǐ, finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
        tīngdào, [聽到], to hear
        gǎndào, to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to move/to affect
        xiǎngdào, to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
        zhídào, until
        huídào, to return to
        shōudào, to receive
        zuòdào, to accomplish/to achieve
        yùdào, to meet/to run into/to come across
        dàochù, [到處], everywhere
        láidào, [來到], to come/to arrive
        shòudào, to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)/to be ...ed (praised, educated...
        chídào, [遲到], to arrive late
        dàodá, [到達], to reach/to arrive
        jiēdào, to receive (letter etc)
        pèngdào, to come across/to run into/to meet/to hit
        bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
        tídào, to mention/to raise (a subject)/to refer to
        dádào, [達到], to reach/to achieve/to attain
        dàolái, [到來], to arrive/arrival/advent
        
        gǎndào, [趕到], to hurry (to some place)
        dàocǐwéizhǐ, [到此為止], to stop at this point/to end here/to call it a day
        zāodào, to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
        
        xiǎngbudào, unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
        liàodào, to foresee/to anticipate
        děngdào, to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
        bàndào, [辦到], to accomplish/to get sth done
        dàowèi, to get to the intended location/to be in place/to be in position/precise/well (d...
        
        bàodào, [報到], to report for duty/to check in/to register
        wéndào, [聞到], to smell/to sniff sth out/to perceive by smelling
        
        dàochǎng, [到場], to show up/present (at the scene)
        zhōudào, thoughtful/considerate/attentive/thorough/also pr. [zhōu dao]
        cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
        yìxiǎngbùdào, unexpected/previously unimagined
        dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
        dàoqī, to fall due (loan etc)/to expire (visa etc)/to mature (investment bond etc)
        yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
        débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
        shuōdàozuòdào, [說到做到], to be as good as one's word (idiom)/to keep one's promise
        shuōdàodǐ, [說到底], in the final analysis/in the end
        qiàdàohǎochù, [恰到好處], it's just perfect/it's just right
        dàoshǒu, to take possession of/to get hold of
        
        dàojiā, perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
        
        lǐngdào, [領到], to receive
        qiāndào, [簽到], to register/to sign in
        dàoshí, [到時], at that (future) time
        dúdào, [獨到], original
        
        
        
访         dàofǎng, [到訪], to pay a visit
        suíjiàosuídào, [隨叫隨到], to be available at any time/to be on call
        
        
        shuǐdàoqúchéng, lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)/fig. when conditions are right...
        dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        guīgēndàodǐ, [歸根到底], after all/in the final analysis/ultimately
        dàodiǎn, [到點], it's time (to do sth)/the time has come
        tándào, [談到], to refer to/to speak about/to talk about
        miànmiànjùdào, (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
        
        
        
        
        lǎodao, experienced and careful
        
        chūláizhàdào, [初來乍到], to be a newcomer/just off the boat
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        
        mǎdàochénggōng, [馬到成功], to win instant success (idiom)
        dàohuò, [到貨], (of packages or shipments) to arrive
        
        
        líndào, [臨到], to befall
        
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        yībùdàowèi, to settle a matter in one go
        
        
        yàodàobìngchú, [藥到病除], lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)/fig. (of a me...
        
        
        
        
        

        guānglín, [光臨], (formal) to honor with one's presence/to attend
        miànlín, [面臨], to face sth/to be confronted with
        línshí, [臨時], as the time draws near/at the last moment/temporary/interim/ad hoc
        láilín, [來臨], to approach/to come closer
        jiànglín, [降臨], to descend/to arrive/to come
        línchuáng, [臨床], clinical
        lín, [臨], to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before
        línsǐ, [臨死], facing death/at death's door
        línzhōng, [臨終], approaching one's end/with one foot in the grave
        bīnlín, [瀕臨], on the edge of/(fig.) on the verge of/close to
        línjìn, [臨近], close to/approaching
        línshígōng, [臨時工], day laborer/temporary work
        líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
        lìlín, [蒞臨], to arrive (esp. of notable person)/to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guāng lín])
        
        línbié, [臨別], on parting/facing separation
        línzǒu, [臨走], before leaving/on departure
        línjiè, [臨界], critical/boundary
        shēnlínqíjìng, [身臨其境], (idiom) to experience it for oneself/to actually *be* there (as opposed to readi...
        jūgāolínxià, [居高臨下], to live high and look down (idiom)/to overlook/to tower above/to occupy the high...
        jiàlín, [駕臨], to grace sb with one's presence/your arrival (honorific)/your esteemed presence
        qīnlín, [親臨], to go in person
        línjièdiǎn, [臨界點], critical point/boundary point
        línchǎn, [臨產], to face childbirth/about to give birth/refers esp. to the onset of regular contr...
        
        
        línmó, [臨摹], to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
        
        línwēi, [臨危], dying (from illness)/facing death/on one's deathbed
        línmén, [臨門], to arrive home/facing one's home/home-coming/(soccer) facing the goalmouth
        línxíng, [臨行], on leaving/on the point of departure
        línpén, [臨盆], at childbirth/in labor
        
        líndào, [臨到], to befall
        línchǎng, [臨場], to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving direction...
        shuāngxǐlínmén, [雙喜臨門], two simultaneous happy events in the family
        
        línjiē, [臨街], facing the street
        línxíng, [臨刑], facing execution
        
        
        
        bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
        línzhàn, [臨戰], just before the contest/on the eve of war
        Línxià, [臨夏], Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Ga...
        Línhé, [臨河], Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Bā yàn nào ěr shì], Inner Mongolia
        
        Línchéng, [臨城], Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
        
        Línhǎi/línhǎi, [臨海], Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州[Tāi zhōu], Zhejiang, to overlook the sea/...
        Línān, [臨安], Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng zhōu], Zhejiang

        tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
        tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
        tóur, [頭兒], leader
        huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
        shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
        gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
        tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
        shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
        mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
        shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
        lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
        jiētóu, [街頭], street
        kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
        tóubù, [頭部], head
        zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
        mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
        jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
        tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
        shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
        tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
        tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
        niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
        tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
        quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
        tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
        dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
        yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
        tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
        cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
        tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
        rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
        pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
        diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
        zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
        lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
        zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
        táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
        guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
        shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
        niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
        dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
        diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
        étóu, [額頭], forehead
        duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
        wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
        tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
        yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
        tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
        gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
        tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
        hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
        chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
        diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
        fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
        cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
        tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
        guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
        yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
        fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
        tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
        chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
        māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
        réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
        tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
        jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
        shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
        dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
        fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
        tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
        tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
        
        zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
        
        guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
        dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
        tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
        zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
        zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
        gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        chātóu, [插頭], plug
        guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
        kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
        kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
        hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
        kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
        lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
        huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
        tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
        tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
        tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
        zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
        
        tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
        chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
        nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
        yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        
        dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
        chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
        qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
        láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
        lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
        tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
        yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
        gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
        yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
        jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
        chūfēngtou, [出風頭], to push oneself forward/to seek fame/to be in the limelight/same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chū ...
        
        mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
        kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
        chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
        
        xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
        shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
        tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
        jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
        duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
        jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
        shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
        máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
        lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
        dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
        bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
        shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
        zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
        tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
        tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
        Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
        jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
        líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
        
        píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
        huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
        máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
        gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
        tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
        làngtou, [浪頭], wave
        
        shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        
        Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
        sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
        méitóu, [眉頭], brows
        tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
        zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
        chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
        tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
        kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
        hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
        
        lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
        zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
        
        mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
        dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
        
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
        zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
        
        guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
        miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
        
        jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
        jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
        huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
        gǎotou, [搞頭], (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile/cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[yǒu gǎo tou] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[méi ...
        pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
        pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
        pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
        fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
        
        xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
        dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
        jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
        tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
        pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
        tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
        tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
        dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
        
        
        xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
        
        niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
        
        
        
        jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
        
        piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
        
        chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
        tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
        kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
        yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
        qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
        lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
        
        chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
        liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
        bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
        qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
        tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
        língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
        yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
        huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
        máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
        
        tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
        
        
        
        
        
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
        shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
        pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
        shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
        yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
        
        dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
        zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
        zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
        
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        mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
        shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
        jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
        lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
        
        tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
        náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
        
        tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
        
        zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
        
        yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
        bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
        bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
        tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
        
        
        
        huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
        
        jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
        hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
        
        
        qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
        shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
        
        yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
        
        
        qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
        zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
        péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
        
        mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
        
        huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
        dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
        qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
        bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
        
        gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
        
        
        tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
        pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
        cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
        
        kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
        rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
        
        
        jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
        
        yùtou, [芋頭], taro
        bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
        guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
        huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
        gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
        zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
        Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广         guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
        yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
        diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
        
        
        àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
        
        
        zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
        
        féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
线         zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
竿         bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
        hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
        
        píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
        shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
        
        chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
        
        tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
        
        
        
        
        dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
        qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
        màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
        jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
        
        
        
        
        lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
        pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
        báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
        kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        
        
        
        
        yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
        
        tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
        
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
        cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
        
        lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
        
        cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
        
        
        
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        lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
        
        
        
        duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
        
        
        
        lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
        
        
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
        
        
        yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
        yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
        Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
        
        
        bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
        
        
        tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
        páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
        tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
        
        tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
        báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
        gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
        
        
        
        quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
        
        
        bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿         lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
        èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
        guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
        
        tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
        

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