带
头

To take the lead in Chinese: 带头 (dài tóu)

dài tóu

to take the lead

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

Definitions

  1. 1to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

Stroke order

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带
头

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ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

带头

Simplified

帶頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师带头打扫教室的卫生。

    lǎo shī dài tóu dǎ sǎo jiào shì de wèi shēng。

    The teacher took the lead in cleaning the classroom.

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Related words

带

dài

band

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

磁带

cí dài

magnetic tape

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

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