兆头 (zhào tou) — omen, portent, sign

Definição

Exemplos

• 一只鸟飞进屋里，大家都说这是个不好的兆头。
  Yì zhī niǎo fēi jìn wū lǐ, dà jiā dōu shuō zhè shì gè bù hǎo de zhào tou.
  A bird flew into the house, and everyone said it was a bad omen.
• 你看到那个兆头了吗？我觉得我们要小心。
  Nǐ kàn dào nà ge zhào tou le ma? wǒ jué de wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn.
  Did you see that sign? I think we need to be careful.
• 古代人常把日食看作不吉利的兆头。
  Gǔ dài rén cháng bǎ rì shí kàn zuò bù jí lì de zhào tou.
  Ancient people often regarded solar eclipses as unlucky portents.