Adj.oral; verbal; in speech

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 口头.
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Practice writing 口头 (kǒu tóu) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

口头 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 口头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 口头 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith停留
tíng
liú
zài
kǒu
tóu
neutral
remain at the verbal stage
Adjective + Noun
kǒu
tóu
tōng
zhī
neutral
verbal notice
kǒu
tóu
biǎo
neutral
verbal expression
Idiomwith
kǒu
tóu
chán
informal
pet phrase / catchphrase

Example Sentences with 口头

zhè
shì
de
kǒu
tóu
chéng
nuò
This is my verbal promise.
zhǐ
shì
zài
kǒu
tóu
shàng
biǎo
shì
zhī
chí
bìng
méi
yǒu
shí
xíng
dòng
He only expressed support verbally, without taking any real action.
zhè
fèn
xié
yào
shū
miàn
què
rèn
néng
jǐn
tíng
liú
zài
kǒu
tóu
yuē
dìng
This agreement requires written confirmation; it cannot remain merely a verbal arrangement.
kǒu
tóu
yìng
le
dàn
hái
méi
qiān
tóng
He agreed verbally, but hasn't signed the contract yet.
néng
fǒu
kǒu
tóu
shù
xià
gāng
cái
tǎo
lùn
de
xīn
yào
diǎn
Can you verbally summarize the key points of the discussion just now?
jǐn
guǎn
shì
kǒu
tóu
tōng
zhī
dàn
zhè
ge
xiāo
jīng
xùn
chuán
biàn
le
zhěng
mén
Although it was only a verbal notification, the news quickly spread throughout the entire department.
kǒu
tóu
bào
gào
shū
miàn
bào
gào
gèng
líng
huó
dàn
yào
gèng
hǎo
de
biǎo
néng
Oral reports are more flexible than written ones, but require better communication skills.
zài
cháng
shēng
huó
zhōng
kǒu
tóu
jiāo
liú
wǎng
wǎng
shū
miàn
gōu
tōng
gèng
zhí
jiē
gāo
xiào
In daily life, oral communication is often more direct and efficient than written communication.