头等 meaning in English

tóuděng

first class; prime

Traditional 頭等17 strokes

Meaning of 头等

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tóuděng
  1. first class
  2. prime
  3. main

头等 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ们men能néng在zài外wài头tou等děng吗ma?
Can you wait outside?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

头 tóu · head · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

等 děng · to wait for · 12 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 头等.

头发tóufahair (on the head)
等到děngdàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等于děngyúto equal; to be tantamount to
里头lǐtouinside; interior
平等píngděngequal; equality
点头diǎntóuto nod
等待děngdàito wait; to wait for
石头shítoustone
头脑tóunǎobrains; mind
木头mùtouwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
镜头jìngtóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)

Questions about 头等

What does 头等 mean?

头等 (tóuděng) means "first class; prime".

How do you write 头等?

头等 is made of 2 characters: 头 (5 strokes), 等 (12 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 头等 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 头等 is written 頭等.