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句首
jù shǒu
Pinyin
Definition
句首
-
jù shǒu
start of phrase or sentence
Character Decomposition
句
勹
口
首
首
Related Words
(20)
句
gōu
1
variant of 勾[gōu]
首
shǒu
1
head
2
chief
3
first (occasion, thing etc)
4
classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
1
home page (of a website)
2
title page
3
front page
4
first page
5
fig. beginning
6
cover letter
句子
jù zi
1
sentence
2
CL:個|个[gè]
句号
jù hào
1
full stop
2
period (punct.)
回首
huí shǒu
1
to turn around
2
to look back
3
to recollect
语句
yǔ jù
1
sentence
首先
shǒu xiān
1
first (of all)
2
in the first place
首席
shǒu xí
1
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首映
shǒu yìng
1
to premiere (a movie or TV show)
2
premiere (of a movie)
3
first-run (movie)
4
to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
首次
shǒu cì
1
first
2
first time
3
for the first time
首尔
Shǒu ěr
1
Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Hàn chéng])
首发
shǒu fā
1
first issue
2
first public showing
首要
shǒu yào
1
the most important
2
of chief importance
首选
shǒu xuǎn
1
first choice
2
premium
3
to come first in the imperial examinations
首都
shǒu dū
1
capital (city)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
首饰
shǒu shì
1
jewelry
2
head ornament
一句
yī jù
1
a line of verse
2
a sentence
上首
shàng shǒu
1
seat of honor
2
first place
何首乌
hé shǒu wū
1
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
2
fleeceflower root
Idioms
(20)
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
1
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
1
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
1
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
2
at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
1
to bow before (idiom)
2
to capitulate
句句实话
jù jù shí huà
1
to speak honestly (idiom)
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
1
to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
1
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
2
in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
1
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
2
to strut
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
1
bitter and hateful (idiom)
2
to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
1
(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
1
white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
1
main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
2
fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
1
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
2
fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
1
head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
2
outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
1
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
2
to anxiously await
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
1
lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
2
of unkempt appearance (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
1
when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
1
to be decapitated (idiom)
Sample Sentences