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兆头
兆头 (zhào tou): Omen (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
兆 • zhào • omen, sign, portent
zhào
兆
omen, sign, portent
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 兆头.
Words with
兆
预兆
yù zhào
omen; sign; harbinger
兆赫
zhào hè
megahertz (MHz)
先兆
xiān zhào
omen, sign, precursor
前兆
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qián zhào
omen, sign, precursor
征兆
zhēng zhào
omen, sign
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 兆头 in Sentences
Verb + Object
chū
出
xiàn
现
zhào
兆
tou
头
neutral
appear as an omen
shì
是
ge
个
zhào
兆
tou
头
neutral
Spoken
Adjective + Noun
bù
不
xiáng
祥
de
的
zhào
兆
tou
头
5.
Example Sentences with 兆头
tán
谈
pàn
判
kāi
开
shǐ
始
qián
前
duì
对
fāng
方
is an omen
neutral
ominous sign
hǎo
好
zhào
兆
tou
头
neutral
good omen
jiù
就
chí
迟
dào
到
，
zhè
这
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
shén
什
me
么
hǎo
好
zhào
兆
tou
头
。
The other party being late before the negotiation even started is not a good omen.
nín
您
rèn
认
wéi
为
zhè
这
cì
次
yì
意
wài
外
de
的
hé
合
zuò
作
yāo
邀
yuē
约
，
shì
是
gōng
公
sī
司
zhuǎn
转
xíng
型
de
的
zhào
兆
tou
头
ma
吗
？
Do you think this unexpected cooperation invitation is an omen of the company's transformation?
tā
他
kǎo
考
shì
试
qián
前
mèng
梦
jiàn
见
zì
自
jǐ
己
dé
得
le
了
mǎn
满
fēn
分
，
jué
觉
de
得
zhè
这
shì
是
gè
个
hǎo
好
zhào
兆
tou
头
。
He dreamed of getting a perfect score before the exam and thought it was a good omen.
lián
连
xù
续
de
的
shì
市
chǎng
场
lì
利
hǎo
好
shù
数
jù
据
，
wú
无
yí
疑
shì
是
jīng
经
jì
济
fù
复
sū
苏
de
的
jī
积
jí
极
zhào
兆
tou
头
。
Consecutive positive market data is undoubtedly an encouraging omen of economic recovery.
suī
虽
rán
然
kāi
开
jú
局
shùn
顺
lì
利
shì
是
gè
个
hǎo
好
zhào
兆
tou
头
，
dàn
但
wǒ
我
men
们
réng
仍
xū
需
bǎo
保
chí
持
jǐn
谨
shèn
慎
。
Although the smooth start is a good omen, we still need to remain cautious.
