噱头 (噱頭)
xué tóu
Pinyin
Definition
噱头 (噱頭)
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- amusing speech or act
- jokes
- antics
- funny
- amusing
- Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
Character Decomposition
Sample Sentences
时下特别流行怀旧潮啊,你看这餐厅都打着七零后,八零后的噱头来招揽生意,里面的布置呈现的都是当时课堂里的情形呢。还有黑板报,真亲切
Nostalgia is really fashionable right now. Look, this restaurant is using gimmicks popular among those born in the 1970s and 1980s to drum up business. The decoration inside is styled after the classrooms of the time. And there's even news on a blackboard, how charming.
上次的《钢铁侠》不也是3D的吗?3D只不过是个加价的噱头。
Wasn't it “Iron Man” that we saw last time in 3D? 3D is just a trick meant to raise prices.
老爸,你又要开始领导式发言了。要真那么强大,我还用得着每天苦哈哈地练英文吗?说白了,这就是一档娱乐性节目,什么推广汉语,弘扬中国文化,这都是节目的噱头,赚收视率呢。
Again with the leadership speeches, dad. If we're so powerful, is it still necessary for me to practice English every day? To put it plainly, this show is for entertainment. These popularization of the Chinese language and enhancement of Chinese culture are all gimmicks meant to boost ratings.
这怎么是噱头啊?
How are they gimmicks?