一头 (yī tóu) — (quantifier phrase) used for certain domestic animals or large creatures: one animal, a head (e.g., 一头牛, 一头大象); (noun) one end (of a stick, rope, etc.); one side (of an issue); (adverb) headlong; directly; without stopping
Definition
As an adverb, 一头 means 'headlong' — bursting into action without stopping, more abrupt than 径直 ('straight, without detours'). As a quantifier 头, it counts large animals (一头牛), distinct from the 'side/end' sense (一面).
noun
(quantifier phrase) used for certain domestic animals or large creatures: one animala head (e.g., 一头牛, 一头大象)one end (of a stick, rope, etc.)one side (of an issue)
adverb
headlongdirectlywithout stopping
Examples
- 一头。Zhè tóu niú shì nóng mín jiā de yī tóu.This cow is one head from the farmer's home.
- 。Shéng zi de yī yī tóu xì zài shù shàng.One end of the rope is tied to the tree.
- 一头。Tā yī tóu chōng jìn le fáng jiān.He rushed headlong into the room.
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