上
头

(of alcohol) to go to one's head in Chinese: 上头 (shàng tóu)

shàng tóu

(of alcohol) to go to one's head

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 上頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(of alcohol) to go to one's head
  2. 2(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun
  3. 3(of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time

Stroke order

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上
头

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

上头

Simplified

上頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 上头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这种酒很上头,别喝太多。

    zhè zhǒng jiǔ hěn shàng tóu, bié hē tài duō。

    This liquor goes straight to your head, so don't drink too much.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

头

tóu

head

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

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