头号 (tóu hào) — number one, top, first-rate
Definition
头号 means 'number-one / top-ranked' in a set (e.g. 头号嫌疑犯 'number-one suspect', 头号种子 'top seed'). It marks ranking or prominence, while 一流 and 顶级 describe the quality of a thing.
adjective
number onetopfirst-rate
Examples
- 头号。Zhè shì jīn tiān de tóu hào xīn wén.This is today's top news.
- 头号。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ tóu hào xián yí fàn.The police are hunting for the number one suspect.
- 头号。Tā shì zhè cì bǐ sài de tóu hào zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu.He is the top seed in this competition.
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