Definition
秃头 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be bald' or 'to have a bald head', formed by the verb 秃 (to become bald) and the noun 头 (head). When used as a verb, it can split to insert aspect markers, measure words, or complements (e.g., 秃了头 'became bald', 秃过一次头 'went bald once'). The word also works as a noun referring to a bald person (那个秃头 'that bald person'). It is distinct from 光头 (shaven head) and 秃子 (bald person, more colloquial).
verb
to be baldto have a bald head
noun
a bald person
Examples
- 。Tā sānshí suì jiù tū le tóu.He became bald at the age of thirty.
- 秃头。Nà ge tū tóu shì wǒ de lǎoshī.That bald person is my teacher.
- 秃头。Hěnduō rén dānxīn zìjǐ huì tū tóu.Many people worry that they will go bald.
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