码
头

Dock in Chinese: 码头 (mǎ tóu)

mǎ tóu

dock

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 碼頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1dock
  2. 2pier
  3. 3wharf

Stroke order

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码
头

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ㄇㄚˇ

mǎ

ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

码头

Simplified

碼頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 轮船缓缓地停靠在了码头边。

    lún chuán huǎn huǎn dì tíng kào zài le mǎ tóu biān。

    The ship slowly came to a stop at the dock.

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Related words

头

tóu

head

码

mǎ

weight

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

号码

hào mǎ

number

密码

mì mǎ

cipher

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

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