"Clear and logical" in Chinese — 头头是道 (tóu tóu shì dào)

头

是

道

tóu tóu shì dào

clear and logical

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 頭頭是道1 example sentence

Definitions

1clear and logical

Stroke order

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头

是

道

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

头头是道

Simplified

頭頭是道

Traditional

Example sentences

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他讲得头头是道，大家都很信服。
tā jiǎng dé tóu tóu shì dào， dà jiā dōu hěn xìn fú。
He spoke clearly and logically, and everyone was convinced.

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

道

dào

road

头

tóu

head

但是

dàn shì

but

知道

zhī dào

to know

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

街道

jiē dào

street

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

总是

zǒng shì

always

报道

bào dào

to report (news)

道歉

dào qiàn

to apologize

可是

kě shì

but

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Clear and logical in Chinese: 头头是道 (tóu tóu shì dào)