头等 (tóu děng) — first-class, top-tier, best quality
Definition
Literally 'top-grade': used for the highest quality (头等舱 'first-class cabin') and figuratively for the most important thing (头等大事 'top priority'). A set-phrase / bound modifier, not a plain adjective.
first-classtop-tierbest quality
Examples
- 。Tā mǎi le liǎng zhāng tóu děng cāng de jī piào.He bought two first-class tickets.
- 头等。Ān quán shì qǐ yè de tóu děng dà shì.Safety is the top priority for the company.
- 头等。Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ xuǎn zé le tóu děng.I chose first class for this trip.
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