头儿 (tóu r) — boss, leader (colloquial); end, tip, beginning
Definition
Colloquial, often-er variant (noun) for both senses above: the person in charge (boss/leader) and the tip or beginning of something. Only used in spoken/informal writing.
noun
bossleader (colloquial)endtipbeginning
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 头儿。Wǒ men bù mén de tóu r jīn tiān kāi huì le.The head of our department had a meeting today.
- ，。Bǎ xiàn tóu r jiǎn diào, bù rán huì tuō xiàn.Cut off the end of the thread, otherwise it will unravel.
- ，。Zuò shì yào cóng tóu r kāi shǐ, bù néng bàn tú ér fèi.When doing things, you must start from the beginning and not give up halfway.
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