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- 一头
一头
yī tóu
Meaning
- headlong
- directly
- one end (of a stick)
- one head
Definition
表示头部、一端、突然的动作、动物数量单位，或表示一边/一方面。
Indicates the head, one end, sudden action, a quantifier for certain animals, or one side/aspect.
Usage
多义词，可根据上下文表示不同含义：用于动物（如牛）的数量单位；表示头部或一端；用于口语中表示突然的动作（如'一头栽倒'）；或表示同时进行的两件事（如'一头...一头...'）。
A polysemous word that can mean a quantifier for animals (e.g., cows), the head or one end, a sudden action in colloquial speech (e.g., 'fall headfirst'), or simultaneously occurring actions (e.g., 'while... while...').
Examples
- 1 他买了一头牛。 (He bought a cow.)
- 2 她一头撞在门上。 (She bumped her head against the door.)
- 3 他一头扎进水里。 (He plunged headfirst into the water.)
- 4 他一头工作一头听音乐。 (He works while listening to music.)
- 5 绳子的一头系在树上。 (One end of the rope is tied to the tree.)
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