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点头
diǎn tóu



点头
nod


Definitions

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点头
     1. Simplified form of 點頭
點頭diǎntóu
     1. v. (literally) to nod (one's head)
     2. v. (figuratively) to agree; to consent; to approve
English > Chinese
nod
     1. 点头
     2. 打招呼
     3. 磕睡
     4. 不当心弄错
     5. 倾斜
     6. 摇摆
     7. 颐使权力
Components
     1. Variant of 點
diǎn
     1. dot; spot; speck
           在 地圖 上,城鎮 是 用 小 紅 點 標 出 的。 - On the map towns were marked by a red dot.
           船 在 遠處 的 水平線 上 成了 一 個 小 點。 - The ship became a mere dot on the horizon.
     2. place; point; spot
     3. point; aspect
           他 在 這 點 上 很 堅持。 - He is most insistent on this point.
     4. o'clock
           我 今天 6 點 去 看 他。 - I am going to see him today at six o'clock.
           現在 幾 點 了?六 點 了。 - What time is it? It's six o'clock.
     5. time
           飯點 - mealtime
     6. (mathematics) point
           我們 可以 用 一 條 直線 把 點 A 和 B 聯結 起來。 - We can join point A to point B with a straight line.
     7. (mathematics) decimal point
           收據 上 的 價格 讀作「三 點 二 十 四」。 - The price read "three point twenty four" on the receipt.
           點-分 十進制 - dot-decimal notation (lit. dot-delimited decimal)
     8. percent; percentage point
           (zh-x, 我們 今年 的 利潤 是 八 個 點。)
     9. drop
           雨點 - raindrop
     10. (Chinese calligraphy) a dot stroke ((m, mul, ㇔))
     11. to nominate; to mention (one's name)
           老師 點 你 回答 問題。 - The teacher asked you to answer the question.
     12. to count
           點鈔 - to count banknotes
     13. to choose; to select; to order (food)
           (syn, zh, 叫)
           他們 點 了 一 些 食物 和 一 大 碗 湯。 - They ordered some food and a big bowl of soup.
     14. to nod
           他 點 一下 頭,指明 了 這 個 地方。 - He indicated the place by a nod of his head.
     15. to point
     16. to tap; to touch
     17. to click
     18. to light; to ignite
           點香 - to burn incense
     19. a little; a bit; some
           你 能 再 給 我 點 茶 嗎? - Would you please give me some more tea?
           我 想要 點 蛋糕。 - I want some cake.
           他 有 點 蒼白。 - He's a little pale.
           今天 有 點 冷。 - It's a little cold today.
     20. (Cantonese) to dip in (sauce)
     21. (Cantonese) to trick; to misguide
           (zh-co, 老點, , C)
     22. (Cantonese) to command
     23. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) extreme
           (zh-co, 攰 到 一 個 點, extremely tired, C, lit=tired to an extreme)
     24. =====Usage notes=====
     25. 一點 (meaning: "a bit") is pronounced yì diǎn, following the sandhi rule.
     26. When followed by the minutes, 十二時三十分.
     27. (Cantonese) how
           番茄ke4-2 應該 點 整? - How should I prepare tomatoes?
           呢ni1個 點 算 係 錯 呢? - How is this wrong? (lit. "How does this count as wrong?")
           佢 點 都 會 用 筷子 食飯。 - He always insists on using (lit. "regardless of how, will use") chopsticks to eat.
           佢 無論 點 都 會 搞錯 嘅。 - He is guaranteed to mess it up no matter what (lit. "no matter how").
           點 都 唔 肯 - unwilling, no matter what
           你 想 點 呀? - What do you want?
           琴日 個 蛋糕 整 成 點 呀? - How did the cake from yesterday go?
     1. Simplified form of 頭
tóu
     1. (anatomy) head
           我 頭 不再 痛 了。 (Wǒ tóu bùzài tòng le.) - My head doesn't hurt any more.
     2. hair; hairstyle
           洗頭 (xǐtóu) - to wash one's hair
           把 頭 剃 光 (bǎ tóu tì guāng) - to shave one's head
     3. beginning or end
           從 頭 開始 (cóng tóu kāishǐ) - to start from the beginning
     4. top; tip; end
           山頭 - shāntóu - top of a mountain
           火柴 頭 - huǒchái tóu - tip of a match
     5. chief; boss; leader (person that leads or directs)
           工頭 - gōngtóu - foreman
           你們 的 頭兒r 是 誰? (Nǐmen de tóur shì shéi?) - Who is your leader?
     6. remnant; end
           布頭兒r - bùtóur - oddment
           煙頭 - yāntóu - cigarette bud
     7. first; leading
           頭獎 - tóujiǎng - first prize; biggest prize
           頭 班 車 - tóu bān chē - first departure
     8. (used before a classifier or a numeral) first
           頭 一 遍 - tóu yī biàn - the first time
           頭 三 天 - tóu sān tiān - the first three days
           頭 幾個 - tóu jǐge - the first few
     9. (Hakka, Min Nan, dated in Mainland China) station
           車頭 - chhia-thâu - train station, MN
     10. side; aspect
     11. (Teochew) at the same time; simultaneously
           头 尋 头 呌 门外 来 (tao5 cim5 tao5 giê3 mung5 ghua7 lai5, ref=late Qing/early Republic, anonymous, 古板一世報全歌) - While searching and shouting he went outdoors., MN-T
     12. (Cantonese) plug; connector; Short for 插頭 (tr=-)
           type C 頭tau4-2 - type C tau4-2 - USB Type-C connector, C
           我 有 兩 頭 豬。 (Wǒ yǒu liǎng tóu zhū.) - I have two pigs.
     13. (dialectal)
     14. (Min Bei)
     15. Suffix that forms nouns.
     16.    Added to a noun.
     17.   罐頭tou (guàntou) - can; tin
     18.   石頭tou (shítou) - rock
     19.    Added to a locative word.
     20.   裡頭tou (lǐtou) - inside
     21.   前頭tou (qiántou) - front
     22.    Added to a verb to form an abstract noun.
     23.   念頭tou (niàntou) - thought; idea
     24.    Added to an adjective to form an abstract noun.
     25.   甜頭tou (tiántou) - sweet taste; benefit
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