念头 meaning in English

niàntou

thought; idea; intention

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 念頭13 strokes

Meaning of 念头

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

niàntou
  1. thought; idea; intention

念头 in example sentences

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

我wǒ没méi有yǒu一yì点diǎn退tuì休xiū的de念niàn头tou。
I don't have the slightest intention of retiring.
打dǎ消xiāo这zhè种zhǒng幼yòu稚zhì的de念niàn头tou吧ba。
Get rid of those kinds of naive ideas.

Stroke order for each character

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

念 niàn · to read · 8 strokes

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  3. 3
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  6. 6
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  8. 8

头 tóu · head · 5 strokes

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  2. 2
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  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 念头.

头发tóufahair (on the head)
里头lǐtouinside; interior
点头diǎntóuto nod
石头shítoustone
头脑tóunǎobrains; mind
纪念jìniànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
概念gàiniànconcept; idea
木头mùtouwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
观念guānniànnotion; thought
老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
想念xiǎngniànto miss; to remember with longing
镜头jìngtóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)

Questions about 念头

What does 念头 mean?

念头 (niàntou) means "thought; idea; intention" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 念头?

念头 is made of 2 characters: 念 (8 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 念头 an HSK word?

Yes. 念头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 念头 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 念头 is written 念頭.