准头 (zhǔn tóu) — tip of the nose
Definition
准头 (zhǔn tóu) means the tip of the nose, with the 头 acting as a noun-forming suffix. The older, more literary sense of 'aim/accuracy' (as in 准头儿好 'good aim') belongs to a different pronunciation context and is above HSK level.
noun
tip of the nose
Examples
- 准头。Tā de zhǔn tóu hěn jiān.The tip of his nose is very pointy.
- 准头。Tā yòng shǒu zhǐ qīng qīng pèng le pèng zhǔn tóu.She gently touched the tip of her nose with her finger.
- ，准头。Dōng tiān de shí hou, wǒ de zhǔn tóu zǒng shì hěn lěng.In winter, the tip of my nose is always cold.
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