星 ⇒
星期 xīngqī, week/CL:個|个[gè]/day of the week/Sunday
明星 míngxīng, star/celebrity
星 xīng, star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
星球 xīngqiú, celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)/heavenly body
卫星 wèixīng, [衛星], satellite/moon/CL:顆|颗[kē]
外星人 wàixīngrén, space alien/extraterrestrial
星星 xīngxing, star in the sky
星期五 Xīngqīwǔ, Friday
星期六 Xīngqīliù, Saturday
星期天 Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
星期一 Xīngqīyī, Monday
星系 xīngxì, see 恆星系|恒星系[héng xīng xì]
行星 xíngxīng, planet/CL:顆|颗[kē]
火星 Huǒxīng/huǒxīng, Mars (planet), spark
星际 xīngjì, [星際], interstellar/interplanetary
星期二 Xīngqīèr, Tuesday
星期三 Xīngqīsān, Wednesday
星期四 Xīngqīsì, Thursday
巨星 jùxīng, (astronomy) giant star/(fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
上星期 shàngxīngqī, last week/previous week
影星 yǐngxīng, film star
下星期 xiàxīngqī, next week
歌星 gēxīng, singing star/famous singer
星座 xīngzuò, constellation/astrological sign/CL:張|张[zhāng]
彗星 huìxīng, comet
冥王星 Míngwángxīng, Pluto (dwarf planet)
流星 liúxīng, meteor/shooting star
星巴克 Xīngbākè, Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
星光 xīngguāng, starlight
天狼星 Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
海王星 Hǎiwángxīng, Neptune (planet)
新星 xīnxīng, nova (astronomy)
星期日 Xīngqīrì, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
救星 jiùxīng, savior/liberator/emancipator/knight in shining armor
星级 xīngjí, [星級], star rating/top-class/highly rated
球星 qiúxīng, sports star (ball sport)
木星 Mùxīng, Jupiter (planet)
寿星 shòuxīng, [壽星], god of longevity/elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
韩星 星空 xīngkōng, starry sky/the heavens
天王星 Tiānwángxīng, Uranus (planet)
流星雨 liúxīngyǔ, meteor shower
星体 xīngtǐ, [星體], celestial body (planet, satellite etc)
克星 kèxīng, [剋星], nemesis/bane/fated to be ill-matched
水星 Shuǐxīng, Mercury (planet)
女星 nǚxīng, female star/famous actress
海星 hǎixīng, starfish/sea star
五角星 wǔjiǎoxīng, pentagram
繁星 fánxīng, many stars/a vast sky full of stars
星云 xīngyún, [星雲], nebula
小行星 xiǎoxíngxīng, asteroid/minor planet
金星 Jīnxīng/jīnxīng, Venus (planet), gold star/stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
恒星 héngxīng, [恆星], (fixed) star
星辰 xīngchén, stars
星条旗 xīngtiáoqí, [星條旗], Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States
超新星 chāoxīnxīng, supernova
威斯康星州 Wēisīkāngxīngzhōu, Wisconsin, US state
群星 土星 Tǔxīng, Saturn (planet)
福星 fúxīng, mascot/lucky star
五星级 wǔxīngjí, [五星級], five-star (hotel)
威斯康星 Wēisīkāngxīng, Wisconsin, US state
星形 北极星 Běijíxīng, [北極星], North Star/Polaris
三星 Sānxīng/sānxīng, Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan/Samsun...
五星 wǔxīng, the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Sat...
追星族 zhuīxīngzú, groupie (slang)/idolator
星象 xīngxiàng, aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)
童星 tóngxīng, child star
零星 língxīng, fragmentary/random/bits and pieces/sporadic
人造卫星 rénzàowèixīng, [人造衛星], artificial satellite
陨星 yǔnxīng, [隕星], meteorite/falling star
刘星 眼冒金星 yǎnmàojīnxīng, to see stars/dazed
星号 xīnghào, [星號], asterisk * (punct.)
笑星 星星之火 xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
四星级 中子星 zhōngzǐxīng, neutron star
哈雷彗星 HāléiHuìxīng, Halley's Comet
灾星 zāixīng, [災星], comet or supernova viewed as evil portent
列克星敦 占星术 zhānxīngshù, [占星術], astrology
星河 慧星 huìxīng, variant of 彗星[huì xīng]
准星 zhǔnxīng, [準星], front sight (firearms)/the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
大行星 星相 xīngxiàng, astrology and physiognomy
红星 Hóngxīng/hóngxīng, [紅星], Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang, red star/five p...
通讯卫星 tōngxùnwèixīng, [通訊衛星], communications satellite
一星半点 yīxīngbàndiǎn, [一星半點], just the tiniest bit/a hint of
星火 xīnghuǒ, spark/meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[jí rú xīng huǒ])
星斗 xīngdǒu, stars
双星 shuāngxīng, [雙星], double star
满天星 mǎntiānxīng, [滿天星], Baby's Breath/Gypsophila paniculata
流星锤 白矮星 báiǎixīng, white dwarf
文星 星光奖 白虎星 艳星 日月星辰 气象卫星 qìxiàngwèixīng, [氣象衛星], weather satellite
星团 xīngtuán, [星團], star cluster
星战 通信卫星 tōngxìnwèixīng, [通信衛星], communications satellite
星野 张韩星 零零星星 línglíngxīngxīng, odd/piecemeal/fragmentary
启明星 qǐmíngxīng, [啟明星], (astronomy) Venus
星图 xīngtú, [星圖], star atlas
扫帚星 sàozhouxīng, [掃帚星], comet/jinx/bearer of ill luck
晨星 chénxīng, morning stars
海皇星 同步卫星 织女星 Zhīnǚxīng, [織女星], Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座
众星捧月 zhòngxīngpěngyuè, [眾星捧月], lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. t...
牛郎星 智多星 zhìduōxīng, resourceful person/mastermind
星夜 星牌 星震 狗星 亚伟星 占星 zhānxīng, to divine by astrology/horoscope
外行星 朴智星 PiáoZhìxīng, Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester Unit...
物换星移 大步流星 dàbùliúxīng, at a stride/taking large steps (while walking)
四星珠 仁星 超巨星 亮星 liàngxīng, bright star
一艳星 印星冰 星星点点 母星来 老寿星 舞星 周之星 游星正 谷神星 Gǔshénxīng, [穀神星], Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in...
母星太 金星奖 放卫星 环星 木法星 卫星城 wèixīngchéng, [衛星城], "satellite" town/edge city/exurb
卫星国 星冰乐 Xīngbīnglè, [星冰樂], Frappuccino
星尘 宇星 星子 Xīngzǐ, Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
天星 星之 慧星美 星等 xīngděng, magnitude of a star
慧星会 星海 七星 Qīxīng, Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Guì lín shì], Guangxi
沙星 之星 司星 二星级 新运星 母星 天南星 星战中 天璇星 李星朴 李泰星 季星 和星洪 白星贤 卓恩星 财星 星历表 火之星 王之星 哈雷慧星 主星 天权星 君星 子星 郑宇星 星虫 四星 星野家 王星 老星 班沙星 牵牛星 Qiānniúxīng, [牽牛星], Altair (star)/Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
头 ⇒
头 tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
头发 tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
头儿 tóur, [頭兒], leader
回头 huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
石头 shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
镜头 jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
骨头 gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
头脑 tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
摄像头 shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
码头 mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
舌头 shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
街头 jiētóu, [街頭], street
开头 kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
头部 tóubù, [頭部], head
枕头 zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
木头 mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
尽头 jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
头疼 tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
手头 shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
头痛 tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
头绪 tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
念头 niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
头盔 tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
拳头 quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
头号 tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
大块头 dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
丫头 yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
头骨 tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
从头 cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
头衔 tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
乳头 rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
碰头 pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
掉头 diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
钟头 zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
里头 lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
猪头 zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
抬头 táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
罐头 guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
上头 shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
年头 niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
低头 dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
调头 diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
额头 étóu, [額頭], forehead
对头 duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
外头 wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
头头 tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
源头 yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
头晕 tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
个头 gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
头等舱 tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
行头 hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
出头 chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
点头 diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
分头 fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
头版 tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
光头 guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
摇头 yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
风头 fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
头目 tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
猫头鹰 māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
人头 réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
头顶 tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
接头 jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
手指头 shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
到头来 dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
斧头 fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
头巾 tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
秃头 tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
大头 钻头 zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
针头 关头 guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
弹头 dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
头颅 tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
兆头 zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
指头 zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
心头 xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
改头换面 gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
后头 hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
插头 chātóu, [插頭], plug
过头 guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
口头 kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
户头 hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
脚趾头 jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
块头 kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
领头 lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
滑头 huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
头等 tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
头皮 tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
头像 tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
砖头 zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
车头 甜头 tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
出人头地 chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
奶头 nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
一头 yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
打头 带头 dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
床头柜 chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
前头 qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
来头 láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
龙头 lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
头领 tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
工头 gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
烟头 yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
箭头 jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
出风头 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 ...
重头 魔头 mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
口头禅 kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
船头 chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
毛头 噱头 xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
蛇头 shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
头子 tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
巨头 jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
断头台 duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
焦头烂额 jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
势头 shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
矛头 máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
当头 dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
把头 bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
梳头 shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
转头 zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
头饰 tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
头昏 tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
头条 Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
临头 líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
打头阵 平头 píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
回头路 huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
埋头 máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
跟头 gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
探头 tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
浪头 làngtou, [浪頭], wave
好头 山头 shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
评头论足 píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
缩头 桥头 Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
死对头 sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
眉头 méitóu, [眉頭], brows
剃头 tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
皱眉头 zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
床头 chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
头盖骨 tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
看头 kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
核弹头 hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
大难临头 榔头 lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
重头戏 zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
小鬼头 馒头 mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
到头 dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
满头 品头论足 pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
头彩 tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
崭露头角 zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
从头至尾 龟头 guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
苗头 miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
空头支票 劲头 jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
尖头 jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
火车头 huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
搞头 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 ...
姘头 pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
喷头 pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
派头 pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
翻跟头 fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
当头一棒 先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
地头 dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
肩头 jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
头破血流 tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
抛头露面 pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
头套 tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
头功 tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
顶头上司 dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
断头 领头人 兴头 xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
大出风头 扭头 niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
头球 木头人 头人 机头 jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
鸡头 片头 piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
头天 锄头 chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
头颈 tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
空头 kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
冤大头 yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
齐头并进 qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
领头羊 lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
脚指头 冲昏头脑 chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
两头 liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
笔头 bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
墙头草 qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
头晕目眩 tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
零头 língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
硬着头皮 yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
话头 huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
莲蓬头 头皮屑 tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
出头之日 硬骨头 狗头 枝头 准头 吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
迎头赶上 yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
盼头 pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
甩头 shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
迎头 yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
下头 大舌头 dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
找头 zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
走回头路 zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
锁头 头马 头昏脑胀 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
乌头 线头 套头衫 刺头 满头大汗 mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
摔跟头 shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
交头接耳 jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
懒骨头 lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
滩头 头晕眼花 tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
挠头 náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
大头针 头里 tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
软骨头 栽跟头 zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
一年到头 yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
头头是道 tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
趾头 仰头 yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
捕头 bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
包工头 bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
头角 tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
浇头 没头没脑 碰头会 回头客 huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
蒜头 街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
喉头 hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
头胎 当头棒喝 抢镜头 qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
杀头 shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
大头菜 冤家对头 yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
头筹 先拔头筹 牵头 qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
字头 zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
蓬头垢面 péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
布头 慢镜头 mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
长镜头 黄毛丫头 huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
地头蛇 dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
千头万绪 qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
鼻头 bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
烫头 狗血喷头 gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
摇头晃脑 罐头盒 探头探脑 tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
劈头盖脸 pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
彩头 cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
抛头颅 磕头 kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
马头 mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
日头 rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
猴头 蝇头小利 贱骨头 jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
锤头 芋头 yùtou, [芋頭], taro
抱头痛哭 bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
寡头 guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
花头 huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
盖头 gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
纸头 潮头 头植 股骨头 头油 说头 口头语 kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
赚头 zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
包头 Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广角镜头 guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
迎头痛击 yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
点头哈腰 diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
头数 人头攒动 案头 àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
无头案 点点头 贼头贼脑 zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
床头灯 坟头 féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
针头线脑 zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
百尺竿头 bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
红头文件 hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
带头人 评头品足 píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
狮子头 shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
出头露面 抽头 chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
毛丫头 头绳 tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
虎头 大部头 头生 墙头 独占鳌头 dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
起头 qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
冒头 màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
教头 jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
窝头 排头 凤头燕鸥 田头 愣头愣脑 lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
辔头 pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
白头翁 báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
叩头 kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
国难当头 头尾 牛头马面 草字头 有头有尾 yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
刺儿头 cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
搭头 头面人物 tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
多弹头 火头 抬头纹 头昏脑涨 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
磁头 cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
头班车 笼头 lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
水头 寸头 cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
低头不见抬头见 干头 膝头 西头 犁头 lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
黑头 白石头 炕头 多头 duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
东头 那一头 孩子头 露头 lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
头朝东 桥头堡 劈头 滑头小希 黄石头 三天两头 sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
少白头 头寸 tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
头关 头金发 摇头摆尾 yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
瘾头 yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
人头马 Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
和尚头 雕像头 奔头 bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
石头块 头雁 头面 tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
排头兵 páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
头虱 tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
棒头 头羊 tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
白头鹰 báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
镐头 gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
头车恩贞 总教头 高头大马 拳头产品 quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
条头 被头 报头 bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿头鸭 lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
二锅头 èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
挂羊头卖狗肉 guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
头猛龙 头名 tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
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