Definition
打头 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to take the lead' or 'to be the first to start'. It can split when inserting grammatical elements like aspect markers or measure words: 打了头 ('took the lead'), 打过一次头 ('have taken the lead once'). The person who sets an example or initiates an action is said to 打头.
v.o.
to take the leadto be the first to start
Examples
- 打头。Zhè cì huódòng nǐ lái dá ba.You take the lead for this event.
- ，。Tā dǎ le tóu, dàjiā jiù gēnzhe zuò le.He took the lead, and everyone followed suit.
- 打头。Zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng tā dá.He took the lead in this competition.
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