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龙头
龍頭
lóngtóu
1. faucet
2. water tap
3. bicycle handle bar
4. chief (esp. of gang)
5. boss
6. decision maker
7. (market) leader (of companies)
8. front end of mud-flow
9. figurehead on prow of dragon boat [[龍船|龙船]]
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown

龙
lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
HSK 5 5 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

水龙头
shuǐlóngtóu
faucet
HSK 6
龙头企业
lóngtóuqǐyè
key enterprises
龙头老大
lóngtóulǎodà
big boss
龙头蛇尾
lóngtóushéwěi
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
10,707 of 84,292