兆
头

Omen in Chinese: 兆头 (zhào tou)

zhào tou

omen

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 兆頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1omen
  2. 2portent
  3. 3sign

Stroke order

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兆
头

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄠˋ

zhào

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄊㄡ

tou

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄡ/ ou

Simplified & traditional

兆头

Simplified

兆頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 兆头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 下雪是丰收的好兆头。

    xià xuě shì fēng shōu de hǎo zhào tou。

    Snow is a good omen for a bumper harvest.

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Related words

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

里头

lǐ tou

inside

头脑

tóu nǎo

brains

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