头衔 (頭銜)
tóu xián
Pinyin
Definition
头衔 (頭銜)
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- title
- rank
- appellation
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to bow the head
- 2 to yield
- 3 to give in
- 1 to turn round
- 2 to turn one's head
- 3 later
- 4 by and by
- 1 start of the year
- 2 whole year
- 3 a particular year
- 4 period
- 5 days
- 6 epoch
- 7 a year's harvest
- 1 to raise one's head
- 2 to gain ground
- 3 account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
- 1 pillow
Idioms (20)
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
- 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2 fig. at a total loss
三天两头
- 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
- 2 frequently
三头六臂
- 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
- 3 a being of formidable powers
不撞南墙不回头
- 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不是冤家不聚头
- 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
- 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
Sample Sentences
在海外求学的经验也培养了我的国际观,面对各种挑战,我都能够以更宽阔的眼界去思考,在英文报社担任记者的时候,曾多次获得最佳记者头衔。
Studying abroad has helped me gain a more international perspective, and in the face of all kinds of challenges, I can always think of things from a wider angle. When I worked as a journalist for the English-language paper, I received the best journalist awards on several occasions.
听见又怎么样?大家都知道她也只靠她那张脸吃饭,空挂着一个总监的头衔。总监?监个头!她能“监”出什么来我才不信。
So what if they hear? Everyone knows she only gets by because of her pretty face, along with that empty title of hers. Director? Direct my ass? What exactly is she capable of directing?