口
头

Oral in Chinese: 口头 (kǒu tóu)

kǒu tóu

oral

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

Definitions

  1. 1oral
  2. 2verbal

Stroke order

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口
头

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

口头

Simplified

口頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们只是达成了口头协议。

    wǒ men zhǐ shì dá chéng le kǒu tóu xié yì。

    We only reached a verbal agreement.

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Related words

口

kǒu

mouth

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

口味

kǒu wèi

a person's preferences

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

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