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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *頭* | 頭* | *頭
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *頭* | 頭* | *頭
suffix for nouns
HSK 2
slow-witted / blockhead / log (of wood, timber etc) / CL: 塊|块,
HSK 3
hair (on the head)
HSK 2
brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss
HSK 3
to nod
HSK 2
in front / at the head / ahead / above
HSK 4
to raise one's head; to look up / (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth / (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
HSK 5
bone / CL: , 塊|块 / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]
HSK 4
to bow the head / to yield / to give in
HSK 6
to shake one's head
HSK 5
spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism
HSK 7-9
to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than
HSK 7-9
all year round
HSK 7-9
on hand / at hand / one's financial situation
HSK 7-9
inside; interior
HSK 2
to lie down / to die
to turn round; to turn one's head / later; by and by
HSK 5
behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
HSK 4
HSK 3
beginning / to start
HSK 6
one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
HSK 7-9
to whisper to one another's ear
HSK 7-9
tongue / CL: 個|个 / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
HSK 6
camera lens / camera shot (in a movie etc) / scene
HSK 4
(coll.) hour
HSK 6
street
HSK 6
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine)
finger / toe / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
chief labor contractor
stone / CL: 塊|块
HSK 3
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
to start / at first / beginning
skeleton / skinny person / a mere skeleton
in front / in advance of the field
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
HSK 7-9
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
large meatball ("lion's head")
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
gang leader / mafia boss
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
dead-end road; (fig.) impasse
size / height / stature
HSK 7-9
to bump one's head / to kowtow with head-banging on the ground
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc
outside; outdoors
HSK 6
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
oral / verbal
HSK 7-9
headache
HSK 6
in the end / finally / as a result
HSK 7-9
to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
HSK 7-9
to play tricks / to deceive
first rate / top rank / number one
HSK 7-9
when things come to a head (idiom)
to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else) / to do sth inauspicious / to have a stroke of bad luck
dizzy
HSK 7-9
head / chief
omen / portent / sign
HSK 7-9
to turn one's head / to turn around
HSK 7-9
bald eagle
header (computing)
(physiognomy) the tip of the nose
(coll.) accuracy
thought; idea; intention
HSK 7-9
steamed bun
HSK 6
the top; the upper part; (its) surface / the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
HSK 7-9
size / height
(coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 專家個頭|专家个头 "expert", my ass!)
repeat customer
(bird species of China) Manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)
clear and logical
HSK 7-9
embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group / to reward an actor with brocade headband
(to get a) haircut
first class / prime / main
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
head of nail
anew / from the start
HSK 7-9
sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
HSK 7-9
person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
short of money / hard up
a vendor's stall
(coll.) all show and no substance
erguotou (sorghum liquor)
power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things
HSK 7-9
tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot
HSK 7-9
juncture / moment
HSK 7-9
one-sided enthusiasm (abbr. for 剃頭挑子一頭熱|剃头挑子一头热)
fist / (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
HSK 7-9
Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
to take the lead

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