手
头

On hand in Chinese: 手头 (shǒu tóu)

shǒu tóu

on hand

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

Definitions

  1. 1on hand
  2. 2at hand
  3. 3one's financial situation

Stroke order

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手
头

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

手头

Simplified

手頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我最近手头有点紧，不能出去玩。

    wǒ zuì jìn shǒu tóu yǒu diǎn jǐn， bù néng chū qù wán。

    Money's a bit tight for me lately, so I can't go out and have fun.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

头

tóu

head

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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