Chinese word dictionary

剃光头

tì guāng tóu · to shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat

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Word information

Simplified剃光头

Traditional剃光頭

Pinyintì guāng tóu

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

剃tì

to shave

光guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 剃光头

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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hair (on the head)

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not the only one; not only

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to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

头痛tóutòng

to have a headache