矛
头

Spearhead in Chinese: 矛头 (máo tóu)

máo tóu

spearhead

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

Definitions

  1. 1spearhead
  2. 2barb
  3. 3an attack or criticism

Stroke order

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矛
头

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

矛头

Simplified

矛頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他把矛头指向了公司的管理层。

    tā bǎ máo tóu zhǐ xiàng le gōng sī de guǎn lǐ céng。

    He directed his attack at the company's management.

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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

矛盾

máo dùn

contradiction

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

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