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从头
从头
(cóng tóu): From the beginning (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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从 • cóng • from; since; to follow • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
cóng
从
from; since; to follow
头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
tóu
头
head; top, end; first
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 从头.
Words with
从
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
从中
cóng zhōng
from within
从来
cóng lái
always
从不
cóng bù
never
从事
cóng shì
go in for; devote oneself to; be to engaged in [formal]
从前
cóng qián
in the past; formerly
从此
cóng cǐ
from this time on; from now; then on
从而
cóng ér
thus; therebyupon
Words with
头
头发
tóu fa
hair
头痛
tóu tòng
headache; to have a headache
抬头
tái tóu
to raise one's head
点头
diǎn tóu
to nod
低头
dī tóu
to bow the head
木头
mù tou
wood; log; timber
石头
shí tou
rock; stone
里头
lǐ tou
inside
4.
How to Use 从头 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
cóng
从
tóu
头
xué
学
qǐ
起
neutral
learn from scratch
cóng
从
tóu
头
zài
再
lái
来
neutral
start over again
Idiom
cóng
从
tóu
头
dào
到
wěi
尾
5.
Example Sentences with 从头
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
dì
的
shù
数
jù
neutral
from beginning to end
cóng
从
tóu
头
kāi
开
shǐ
始
neutral
start from the beginning
据
yǒu
有
wù
误
，
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
cóng
从
tóu
头
hé
核
duì
对
yí
一
biàn
遍
。
The data for this project is incorrect; we must verify it from the beginning.
nǐ
你
néng
能
cóng
从
tóu
头
jiě
解
shì
释
yí
一
xià
下
zhè
这
ge
个
fù
复
zá
杂
de
的
lǐ
理
lùn
论
ma
吗
？
Can you explain this complex theory from the beginning?
zhè
这
běn
本
shū
书
hěn
很
yǒu
有
qù
趣
，
wǒ
我
dǎ
打
suàn
算
cóng
从
tóu
头
zài
再
kàn
看
yī
一
biàn
遍
。
This book is very interesting, so I plan to read it again from the beginning.
tā
他
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
cóng
从
tóu
头
cān
参
yù
与
zhè
这
ge
个
jì
计
huà
划
，
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
bú
不
tài
太
liǎo
了
jiě
解
xì
细
jié
节
。
He did not participate in this plan from the beginning, so he is not very familiar with the details.
suī
虽
rán
然
yù
遇
dào
到
le
了
cuò
挫
zhé
折
，
dàn
但
tā
她
jué
决
dìng
定
cóng
从
tóu
头
shū
梳
lǐ
理
sī
思
lù
路
bìng
并
jì
继
xù
续
nǔ
努
lì
力
。
Although she encountered setbacks, she decided to reorganize her thoughts from the beginning and keep striving.
