人头 (rén tóu) — number of people; headcount; social connections; network of acquaintances; moral quality; character (of a person)
Definition
人头 has three distinct senses: a headcount ('按人头算'), one's social network ('人头熟'), and a person's moral character. The character-sense is colloquial; 品德 is the formal equivalent.
noun
number of peopleheadcountsocial connectionsnetwork of acquaintancesmoral qualitycharacter (of a person)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 人头。Zhè cì huó dòng xū yào tǒng jì rén tóu.This event needs to count the number of people.
- 人头。Tā zài zhè ge chéng shì rén tóu hěn shú.He knows a lot of people in this city.
- ，。Tā zhè ge rén rén tóu jí cì, méi rén yuàn yì hé tā hé zuò.This person has very poor character; no one wants to work with him.
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