Definition
人头 is a noun with several figurative meanings derived from 'person's head'. It can refer to the number of people (headcount), one's social network or connections (who you know), or a person's moral quality or character (often used negatively, as in 人头极次 'very poor character'). It is not used literally for a human head in modern Chinese.
n.
number of peopleheadcountsocial connectionsnetwork of acquaintancesmoral qualitycharacter (of a person)
Examples
- 人头。Zhè cì huódòng xūyào tǒngjì rén tóu.This event needs to count the number of people.
- 人头。Tā zài zhège chéngshì rén tóu hěn shú.He knows a lot of people in this city.
- ，。Tā zhège rén rén tóu jí cì, méi rén yuànyì hé tā hézuò.This person has very poor character; no one wants to work with him.
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