口头 (kǒu tóu) — oral, verbal (spoken rather than written)
Definition
口头 means 'oral/verbal' — said out loud rather than written down (口头承诺 'verbal promise'). Not to be confused with 口腔 ('oral cavity', the mouth as a body part).
oralverbal (spoken rather than written)
Examples
- 口头，。Tā zhǐ shì zuò le kǒu tóu chéng nuò, méi yǒu qiān hé tong.He only made a verbal promise, without signing a contract.
- 口头。Tā de kǒu tóu biǎo dá néng lì hěn qiáng.His oral expression ability is very strong.
- 口头。Qǐng bǎ kǒu tóu tōng zhī xiě chéng shū miàn wén jiàn.Please write the oral notice into a written document.
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