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开头 (kāi tóu) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 6
开头 (kāi tóu) is a Chinese word: beginning. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开头
名 míng noun
beginning
这本书的开头很吸引人。
zhè běn shū de kāi tóu hěn xī yǐn rén
The beginning of this book is very captivating.
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Word breakdown
开 kāi — to open, to start
Words with this character (50)
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我爸爸每天开车上班。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān
My dad drives to work every day.
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电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
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请打开门。
qǐng dǎ kāi mén
Please open the door.
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我们需要把这些书分开。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi
We need to separate these books.
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经理正在开会，请稍等。
jīng lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì qǐng shāo děng
The manager is in a meeting, please wait a moment.
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她今天很开心。
tā jīn tiān hěn kāi xīn
She is very happy today.
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请先开机，等系统启动完成。
qǐng xiān kāi jī děng xì tǒng qǐ dòng wán chéng
Please turn on the device first and wait for the system to finish starting.
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春天到了，花园里的花都开花了。
chūn tiān dào le huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi huā le
Spring has arrived, the flowers in the garden have all bloomed.
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他明天要离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He will leave this city tomorrow.
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- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
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我只是开玩笑，别当真。
wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn
I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
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公司明天召开重要会议。
gōng sī míng tiān zhào kāi zhòng yào huì yì
The company will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
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他展开了一幅美丽的画卷。
tā zhǎn kāi le yī fú měi lì de huà juǎn
He unfolded a beautiful scroll.
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这家餐厅下个月开业。
zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè
This restaurant will open for business next month.
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他们开发了一款新应用程序。
tā men kāi fā le yī kuǎn xīn yìng yòng chéng xù
They developed a new application.
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学校开展了环保活动。
xué xiào kāi zhǎn le huán bǎo huó dòng
The school carried out environmental protection activities.
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奥运会明天开幕。
ào yùn huì míng tiān kāi mù
The Olympics will open tomorrow.
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奥运会开幕式非常壮观。
Ào yùn huì kāi mù shì fēi cháng zhuàng guān
The Olympic opening ceremony was very spectacular.
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这个公园每天早上六点开放。
zhè ge gōng yuán měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn kāi fàng
This park opens at six o'clock every morning.
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请给我一杯开水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāi shuǐ
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
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公司刚刚开通了新的客服热线。
gōng sī gāng gāng kāi tōng le xīn de kè fú rè xiàn
The company just opened a new customer service hotline.
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会议是公开的，任何人都可以参加。
huì yì shì gōng kāi de rèn hé rén dōu kě yǐ cān jiā
The meeting is public, anyone can attend.
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请按一下墙上的开关。
qǐng àn yí xià qiáng shàng de kāi guān
Please press the switch on the wall.
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他开创了一个新时代。
tā kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shí dài
He pioneered a new era.
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他开启了新的人生篇章。
tā kāi qǐ le xīn de rén shēng piān zhāng
He opened a new chapter in his life.
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学校开设了新的汉语课程。
xué xiào kāi shè le xīn de hàn yǔ kè chéng
The school opened a new Chinese language course.
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他们计划明年开办一所新学校。
tā men jì huà míng nián kāi bàn yì suǒ xīn xué xiào
They plan to establish a new school next year.
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司机开动了火车。
sī jī kāi dòng le huǒ chē
The driver started up the train.
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这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。
zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè
This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.
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- 开 to open, to start (initiating development)
- 发 to develop, to expand (core development action)
- 商 merchant, business entity (commercial operator)
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开发商计划在这里建一座购物中心。
kāi fā shāng jì huà zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò gòu wù zhōng xīn
The developer plans to build a shopping center here.
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演出将在晚上八点开场。
yǎn chū jiāng zài wǎn shang bā diǎn kāi chǎng
The performance will begin at eight o'clock in the evening.
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主持人的开场白很幽默。
zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò
The host's opening remarks were very humorous.
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农民们正在开垦荒地种植粮食。
nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi
The farmers are reclaiming wasteland to plant food crops.
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这项发明是开天辟地的创新。
zhè xiàng fā míng shì kāi tiān pì dì de chuàng xīn
This invention is an epoch-making innovation.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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法院明天上午九点开庭审理这个案件。
fǎ yuàn míng tiān shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn kāi tíng shěn lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn
The court will hold a session tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to hear this case.
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我们的咖啡馆今天正式开张了。
wǒ men de kā fēi guǎn jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng le
Our café officially opened today.
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公司正在开拓海外业务。
gōng sī zhèng zài kāi tuò hǎi wài yè wù
The company is developing overseas business.
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- 开 to open, to start (implies outgoing or disbursement)
- 支 to pay out, to disburse (indicates payment or expenditure)
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我们需要控制日常开支。
wǒ men xū yào kòng zhì rì cháng kāi zhī
We need to control our daily expenses.
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- 开 open; represents openness and receptivity
- 明 bright, clear; represents enlightenment and understanding
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他是一个很开明的父亲。
tā shì yí ge hěn kāi míng de fù qīn
He is a very open-minded father.
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她是一个很开朗的人，总是笑容满面。
tā shì yí gè hěn kāi lǎng de rén zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn
She is a very cheerful person, always smiling.
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我们要开辟新的市场。
wǒ men yào kāi pì xīn de shì chǎng
We need to open up new markets.
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政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。
zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán
The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.
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这个月的开销很大。
zhè ge yuè de kāi xiāo hěn dà
This month's expenses are very large.
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这里视野很开阔。
zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò
The view here is very open.
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公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。
gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng
The company fired that irresponsible employee.
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- 异 unusual, strange, different
- 想 to think, thoughts, ideas
- 天 sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)
- 开 to open, unfold, expand
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你这个计划太异想天开了，根本不可能实现。
nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn
Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.
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请把窗户敞开，让新鲜空气进来。
qǐng bǎ chuāng hu chǎng kāi ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái
Please open the window wide and let fresh air come in.
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公园里的樱花正在盛开。
gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā zhèng zài shèng kāi
The cherry blossoms in the park are blooming profusely.
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- 眉 eyebrow (representing upper facial expression of joy)
- 开 to open (describing the spreading of facial features in happiness)
- 眼 eye (representing the eyes expressing joy)
- 笑 to smile (describing the smiling/laughing expression)
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听到这个好消息，他眉开眼笑。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā méi kāi yǎn xiào
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
头 tóu — head, first part
Words with this character (55)
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她的头发很长。
tā de tóu fa hěn cháng
Her hair is very long.
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我今天头痛，不能去上班。
wǒ jīn tiān tóu tòng bù néng qù shàng bān
I have a headache today and can't go to work.
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他抬头看了看天空。
tā tái tóu kàn le kàn tiān kōng
He raised his head to look at the sky.
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- 点 to tap, to point at (the action of making a brief downward motion)
- 头 head (the body part being moved in the nodding action)
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他点头表示同意。
tā diǎn tóu biǎo shì tóng yì
He nodded to show agreement.
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我早餐吃了两个馒头。
wǒ zǎo cǎn chī le liǎng gè mán tou
I ate two steamed buns for breakfast.
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他低头看手机。
tā dī tóu kàn shǒu jī
He lowered his head to look at his phone.
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- 木 tree, wood (provides the core meaning of wooden material)
- 头 nominal suffix (makes the word more concrete and colloquial)
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这张桌子是木头做的。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi shì mù tou zuò de
This table is made of wood.
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这块石头很重。
zhè kuài shí tou hěn zhòng
This stone is very heavy.
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盒子里头有很多糖果。
hé zi lǐ tou yǒu hěn duō táng guǒ
There are many candies inside the box.
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我们达成了口头协议。
wǒ men dá chéng le kǒu tóu xié yì
We reached an oral agreement.
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他听到声音就回头看了看。
tā tīng dào shēng yīn jiù huí tóu kàn le kàn
He turned back to look when he heard the sound.
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他头脑很清楚。
tā tóu nǎo hěn qīng chu
He has a clear mind.
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他在电脑上安装了摄像头。
tā zài diàn nǎo shàng ān zhuāng le shè xiàng tóu
He installed a camera on his computer.
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我的枕头很软。
wǒ de zhěn tou hěn ruǎn
My pillow is very soft.
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渔民每天早上在码头卸货。
yú mín měi tiān zǎo shàng zài mǎ tóu xiè huò
Fishermen unload goods at the wharf every morning.
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- 舌 tongue (the main morpheme denoting the organ)
- 头 suffix (nominalizing suffix making the word more colloquial)
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他烫伤了舌头。
tā tàng shāng le shé tou
He burned his tongue.
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街头有很多小吃摊。
jiē tóu yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chī tān
There are many snack stalls on the street corner.
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我等了两个钟头。
wǒ děng le liǎng ge zhōng tóu
I waited for two hours.
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他正在清洁相机镜头。
tā zhèng zài qīng jié xiàng jī jìng tóu
He is cleaning the camera lens.
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狗喜欢啃骨头。
gǒu xǐ huan kěn gǔ tou
Dogs like to gnaw on bones.
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农场里只剩下一头了。
nóng chǎng lǐ zhǐ shèng xià yì tóu le
Only one animal remains on the farm.
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- 个 classifier/measure word indicating individual unit
- 头 head; in this compound refers to size or dimension
- 儿 retroflex suffix adding colloquial/informal tone (Beijing dialect)
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这个西瓜个头儿真大。
zhè ge xī guā gè tóu r zhēn dà
This watermelon is really big in size.
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- 丫 young girl (derived from forked shape resembling traditional hairstyle)
- 头 suffix making the word colloquial and affectionate
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这个小丫头真可爱。
zhè ge xiǎo yā tou zhēn kě ài
This little girl is really cute.
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- 交 exchange, bring together
- 头 head (coming close together)
- 接 connect, join (ears touching)
- 耳 ear (close proximity for whispering)
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学生们在课堂上交头接耳，老师很生气。
xué shēng men zài kè táng shàng jiāo tóu jiē ěr lǎo shī hěn shēng qì
The students whispered to each other in class, and the teacher was very angry.
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我们从头开始吧。
wǒ men cóng tóu kāi shǐ ba
Let's start from the beginning.
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这是个好兆头。
zhè shì gè hǎo zhào tou
This is a good omen.
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- 关 critical pass/checkpoint, contributes the sense of a decisive or crucial point
- 头 point/juncture, indicates a specific moment or position in time
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在这个关头，我们必须团结一致。
zài zhè ge guān tóu wǒ men bì xū tuán jié yī zhì
At this critical juncture, we must unite as one.
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他努力工作，希望早日出头。
tā nǔ lì gōng zuò xī wàng zǎo rì chū tóu
He works hard, hoping to get ahead soon.
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到头来，他还是选择了回家。
dào tóu lái tā hái shì xuǎn zé le huí jiā
In the end, he still chose to go home.
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大家干活的劲头很足。
dà jiā gàn huó de jìn tóu hěn zú
Everyone is working with great enthusiasm.
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公司保持着良好的发展势头。
gōng sī bǎo chí zhe liáng hǎo de fā zhǎn shì tou
The company maintains good development momentum.
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- 口 mouth, oral, spoken
- 头 forms compound meaning 'oral/verbal'
- 禅 mantra, repeated phrase (from Buddhist meditation practice)
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她总是说'你知道吗'，这已经成了她的口头禅。
tā zǒng shì shuō nǐ zhī dào ma zhè yǐ jīng chéng le tā de kǒu tóu chán
She always says 'you know,' which has become her catchphrase.
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考试没考好，他垂头丧气地回家了。
kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo tā chuí tóu sàng qì de huí jiā le
He didn't do well on the exam, so he went home dejected and discouraged.
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他埋头苦干了十年，终于成功了。
tā mái tóu kǔ gàn le shí nián zhōng yú chéng gōng le
He immersed himself in hard work for ten years and finally succeeded.
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他是我们队的头号球员。
tā shì wǒ men duì de tóu hào qiú yuán
He is our team's number one player.
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- 头 every point, every aspect
- 头 repetition for emphasis
- 是 conforming to, being in accordance with
- 道 logic, reasoning, principle
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虽然他说得头头是道，但实际上并不完全正确。
suī rán tā shuō de tóu tóu shì dào dàn shí jì shàng bìng bù wán quán zhèng què
Although he speaks very logically, it's not entirely correct in reality.
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这条新闻成为了今天的头条。
zhè tiáo xīn wén chéng wéi le jīn tiān de tóu tiáo
This news became today's headline.
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她的头衔是教授。
tā de tóu xián shì jiào shòu
Her title is professor.
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这条路的尽头有一座桥。
zhè tiáo lù de jìn tóu yǒu yī zuò qiáo
There is a bridge at the end of this road.
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互联网巨头们正在投资人工智能。
hù lián wǎng jù tóu men zhèng zài tóu zī rén gōng zhì néng
Internet giants are investing in artificial intelligence.
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他总是带头做好事。
tā zǒng shì dài tóu zuò hǎo shì
He always takes the lead in doing good deeds.
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他突然有了一个好念头。
tā tū rán yǒu le yí ge hǎo niàn tou
He suddenly had a good idea.
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- 手 hand; represents possession or availability
- 头 suffix; combines with 手 to mean 'at hand' or 'available'
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我手头没有现金。
wǒ shǒu tóu méi yǒu xiàn jīn
I don't have cash on hand.
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她扭头看了我一眼。
tā niǔ tóu kàn le wǒ yì yǎn
She turned her head and glanced at me.
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- 拳 fist; the main semantic component referring to a clenched hand
- 头 suffix; nominalizes the word to form the noun 'fist'
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他握紧了拳头。
tā wò jǐn le quán tóu
He clenched his fist.
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前面路不通，我们得掉头了。
qián miàn lù bù tōng wǒ men děi diào tóu le
The road ahead is blocked, we need to turn around.
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他第一次来到大城市，被繁华的街道弄得晕头转向。
tā dì yī cì lái dào dà chéng shì bèi fán huá de jiē dào nòng de yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng
He came to the big city for the first time and was made dizzy and disoriented by the bustling streets.
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他打开水龙头洗手。
tā dǎ kāi shuǐ lóng tóu xǐ shǒu
He turned on the faucet to wash his hands.
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这条河的源头在山区。
zhè tiáo hé de yuán tóu zài shān qū
The source of this river is in the mountains.
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他牵头组织了这次活动。
tā qiān tóu zǔ zhī le zhè cì huó dòng
He took the lead in organizing this event.
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不要把矛头对准无辜的人。
bú yào bǎ máo tóu duì zhǔn wú gū de rén
Don't direct your criticism at innocent people.
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超市里的罐头很便宜。
chāo shì lǐ de guàn tou hěn pián yi
The canned food in the supermarket is very cheap.
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这件事已经出现了不好的苗头。
zhè jiàn shì yǐ jīng chū xiàn le bù hǎo de miáo tou
This matter has already shown bad signs.
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你开玩笑开得过头了。
nǐ kāi wán xiào kāi de guò tóu le
You've taken the joke too far.
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- 龙 dragon; signifies supremacy, leadership, being foremost
- 头 head; signifies top position, leading role, front
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这家公司是行业龙头。
zhè jiā gōng sī shì háng yè lóng tóu
This company is an industry leader.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
头 is a component in 2 characters
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大 is a component in 34 characters
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