龙头
lóng tóu
Pinyin

Definition

龙头
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lóng tóu
  1. faucet
  2. water tap
  3. bicycle handle bar
  4. chief (esp. of gang)
  5. boss
  6. decision maker
  7. (market) leader (of companies)
  8. front end of mud-flow
  9. figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

回头
huí tóu
  1. 1 to turn round
  2. 2 to turn one's head
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 by and by
年头
nián tóu
  1. 1 start of the year
  2. 2 whole year
  3. 3 a particular year
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 days
  6. 6 epoch
  7. 7 a year's harvest
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
街头
jiē tóu
  1. 1 street
镜头
jìng tóu
  1. 1 camera lens
  2. 2 camera shot (in a movie etc)
  3. 3 scene
头
tóu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 hair style
  3. 3 the top
  4. 4 end
  5. 5 beginning or end
  6. 6 a stub
  7. 7 remnant
  8. 8 chief
  9. 9 boss
  10. 10 side
  11. 11 aspect
  12. 12 first
  13. 13 leading
  14. 14 classifier for pigs or livestock
  15. 15 CL:個|个[gè]
头像
tóu xiàng
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 bust
头疼
tóu téng
  1. 1 headache
头痛
tóu tòng
  1. 1 to have a headache
头发
tóu fa
  1. 1 hair (on the head)
龙
Lóng
  1. 1 surname Long
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
上头
shàng tóu
  1. 1 (of alcohol) to go to one's head
  2. 2 (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun
  3. 3 (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
丫头
yā tou
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 servant girl
  3. 3 (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
九龙
Jiǔ lóng
  1. 1 Kowloon district of Hong Kong
乳头
rǔ tóu
  1. 1 nipple
二锅头
èr guō tóu
  1. 1 erguotou (sorghum liquor)

Idioms (20)

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
互别苗头
hù bié miáo tou
  1. 1 to compete with (idiom) (Tw)
  2. 2 to pit oneself against
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen

Sample Sentences

那也可能是机会呢。新闻上说美联储现在积极鼓动中国资金收购美国资产，我们可以借机成为世界经济的龙头。
nà yě kěnéng shì jīhuì ne 。xīnwén shàng shuō měiliánchǔ xiànzài jījí gǔdòng Zhōngguó zījīn shōugòu Měiguó zīchǎn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jièjī chéngwéi shìjièjīngjì de lóngtóu 。
Maybe it's an opportunity. On the news, they're saying that the American Federal Reserve is actively encouraging the use of Chinese funds to buy up American properties. We can use this crisis to become world economic leaders!
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五点。我想先去洗澡，省得到时候抢不到龙头。
wǔ diǎn 。wǒ xiǎng xiān qù xǐzǎo ，shěngde dàoshíhou qiǎng bùdào lóngtou 。
Five o'clock. I want to get a shower first, to avoid not being able to get a tap.
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你怎么把水龙头都打开了？
nǐ zěnme bǎ shuǐlóngtóu dōu dǎkāi le ？
Why did you leave the faucets running?
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我们公司也算得上是行业里的龙头老大了。关于建筑资格方面，您大可放心。最主要的是能得到您跟专家组的支持，为此陆某可以不惜一切代价。
wǒmen gōngsī yě suàndeshàng shì hángyè lǐ de lóngtóulǎodà le 。guānyú jiànzhù zīgé fāngmiàn ，nín dàkě fàngxīn 。zuì zhǔyào de shì néng dédào nín gēn zhuānjiā zǔ de zhīchí ，wèicǐ Lù mǒu kěyǐ bùxī yīqiè dàijià 。
Our company is considered one of the big leaders in our industry. You can rest assured as far as our construction qualifications go. The most important thing is whether or not we can get the support of you and the specialists. To this end, I'm willing to spare no expense.
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还有，卫生间的水龙头关不上了。
háiyǒu ，wèishēngjiān de shuǐlóngtou guānbushàng le 。
Also, the faucet in the bathroom won't shut off all the way.
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