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点头diǎn tóu
nod
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
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 | ||
点 | ||
1. Variant of 點 | ||
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? | ||
头 | ||
1. Simplified form of 頭 | ||
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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diǎn tóu
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