头筹 (tóu chóu) — first place, top spot (usually in the phrase 拔得头筹)
Definition
Literally 'first tally/token' — means first place or the top spot, used almost exclusively in the set phrase 拔得头筹 ('to win first place').
noun
first placetop spot (usually in the phrase 拔得头筹)
Examples
- 头筹，。Tā zài zhè cì dà sài zhōng bá dé tóu chóu, huò dé le guàn jūn.He won first place in this competition and got the championship.
- 头筹。Xīn chǎn pǐn de xiāo liàng zài tóng háng yè zhōng bá dé tóu chóu.The sales of the new product took the top spot in the industry.
- 头筹，？Shuí néng zài ào yùn huì shàng bá dé tóu chóu, chéng wéi zhòng rén guān zhù de jiāo diǎn?Who can win first place at the Olympics and become the focus of everyone's attention?
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