上头 meaning in English
the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
Meaning of 上头
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shàngtou
- the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
shàngtóu
- (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
- (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
上头 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我必须赶上头班火车。
I must catch the first train.
我对这段旋律上头了。
I'm obsessed with this melody.
你要戴上头盔来保护你的头部。
You have to wear a helmet to protect your head.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Related words
Words that share a character with 上头.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上头
What does 上头 mean?
上头 (shàngtou) means "the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 上头?
上头 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 上头 an HSK word?
Yes. 上头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 上头 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 上头 is written 上頭.