头像 (tóu xiàng) — profile picture, avatar (on social media, apps, etc.); head portrait, bust (sculpture or painting)
Definition
In modern Chinese, 头像 almost always means the small profile picture or avatar you set on a social app or forum. The older 'head portrait / bust' sense (museum sculpture, painted bust) is rare and formal.
noun
profile pictureavatar (on social media, apps, etc.)head portraitbust (sculpture or painting)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 头像。Qǐng bǎ nǐ de tóu xiàng huàn chéng yì zhāng qīng xī de zhào piàn.Please change your profile picture to a clear photo.
- 头像。Zhè ge wǎng zhàn yāo qiú yòng hù shàng chuán zhēn shí tóu xiàng.This website requires users to upload a real profile picture.
- 头像。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe jǐ zūn gǔ dài rén wù tóu xiàng.The museum displays several ancient head portraits.
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