头头是道 (頭頭是道)
tóu tóu shì dào
Pinyin

Definition

头头是道 (頭頭是道)
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tóu tóu shì dào
  1. clear and logical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits

Sample Sentences

好啊，我还真是有兴趣。对书法历史我是能说得头头是道，不过真的没有什么实践经验，不能只是纸上谈兵啊。
hǎo a ，wǒ hái zhēn shì yǒu xìngqù 。duì shūfǎ lìshǐ wǒ shì néng shuō de tóutóushìdào ，bùguò zhēnde méiyǒu shénme shíjiàn jīngyàn ，bùnéng zhǐshì zhǐshàngtánbīng ā 。
OK, I really am interested. I'm very clear on the history of calligraphy, but I really don't have any practical experience. It's not good to just be an armchair calligrapher.
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哇，你还真能说得一副头头是道的样子...
wā ，nǐ hái zhēn néng shuō de yī fù tóutóushìdào de yàngzi ...
Wow, you really do have a logical argument...
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这么看来以女性为客户的投资项目的确更具有竞争力。听你分析得头头是道，真是三日不见，刮目相看啊。
zhème kànlai yǐ nǚxìng wèi kèhù de tóuzī xiàngmù díquè gèng jù yǒu jìngzhēnglì 。tīng nǐ fēnxī de tóutóushìdào ，zhēnshì sānrì bújiàn ，guāmùxiāngkān ā 。
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你还真专业，说得头头是道。 专业摄影是不是都要用胶卷，不能用数码相机？
nǐ hái zhēn zhuānyè ，shuō de tóutóushìdào 。 zhuānyè shèyǐng shì bu shì dōu yào yòng jiāojuān ，bùnéng yòng shùmǎxiāngjī ？
You sound really professional with all your extensive knowledge. Is professional photography limited to using film? Can't you use a digital camera?
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