qiān tóu

Traditional: 牽頭

HSK 7–9

牵头 (qiān tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to lead (an animal by the head)
  2. 2to take the lead
  3. 3to coordinate (a combined operation)
  4. 4to mediate
  5. 5a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

Characters in 牵头

牵qiān · to lead along头tóu · head

Related words

头head头suffix for nouns头发hair (on the head)头儿leader回头to turn round; to turn one's head石头stone镜头camera lens骨头bone头脑brains摄像头webcam码头wharf; dock; quay; pier舌头tongue

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