Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: tou2
Pinyin (Alternative): tou5
Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ
English Meaning: 1. head 2. beginning or end 3. top, peak, summit 4. (a measure word for livestock such as cattle) 5. side, aspect 6. hair, hair style 7. chief, boss 8. (diminutive suffix) 9. (suffix that forms nouns) 10. first, leading
German Meaning: Kopf
Spanish Meaning: la cabeza
Classifier: (ge5) or (ke1)

Example Sentences:

我昨天撞到頭。
我昨天撞到头。
wo3 zuo2 tian1 zhuang4 dao4 tou2.
I bumped my head yesterday.
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這兩頭水牛每天在田裡吃草。
这两头水牛每天在田里吃草。
zhe4 liang3 tou2 shui3 niu2 mei3 tian1 zai4 tian2 li3 chi1 cao3.
These two buffaloes graze on the field every day.
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進屋時小心你的頭。
进屋时小心你的头。
jin4 wu1 shi2 xiao3 xin1 ni3 de5 tou2.
Watch your head when you enter the house.
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他搖頭。
他摇头。
ta1 yao2 tou2.
He shakes his head.
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他年輕的時候有一頭金髮。
他年轻的时候有一头金发。
ta1 nian2 qing1 de5 shi2 hou4 you3 yi4 tou2 jin1 fa3.
As a young man, he had blond hair.
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鴕鳥真的會把牠的頭藏在沙子裡嗎?
鸵鸟真的会把牠的头藏在沙子里吗?
tuo2 niao3 zhen1 de5 hui4 ba3 ta1 de5 tou2 cang2 zai4 sha1 zi5 li3 ma5?
Does an ostrich really hide its head in the sand?
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那頭野牛摔斷了腿並被安樂死。
那头野牛摔断了腿并被安乐死。
na4 tou2 ye3 niu2 shuai1 duan4 le5 tui3 bing4 bei4 an1 le4 si3.
That bison suffered broken legs and was euthanised.
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