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口头 (kǒu tóu): Oral (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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口 • kǒu • mouth; [measure word for family members] • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
kǒu口

mouth; [measure word for family members]

头 • tóu • head; top, end; first
tóu头

head; top, end; first

Word Info

Pinyinkǒu tóu
Meaningoral; verbal; in speech
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 口头.

  • 背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
  • 播种bō zhòngto sow; to seed
  • 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; nursemaid
  • 鄙视bǐ shìto despise
  • 不敢当bù gǎn dāngI really don't deserve it; you flatter me
  • 奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
  • 辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
  • 暗示àn shìhint; imply
  • 被告bèi gàodefendant; the accused
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 口头.

Words with 口
  • 门口mén kǒudoorway
  • 路口lù kǒucrossing
  • 入口rù kǒuentrance [to a building]
  • 口语
kǒu yǔ
colloquial speech
  • 十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads
  • 人口rén kǒupopulation
  • 借口jiè kǒuuse as an excuse; on the pretext of
  • 出口chū kǒuexit [from a building]
    • Words with 头
    • 头发tóu fahair
    • 头痛tóu tòngheadache; to have a headache
    • 抬头tái tóuto raise one's head
    • 点头diǎn tóuto nod
    • 低头dī tóuto bow the head
    • 木头mù touwood; log; timber
    • 石头shí tourock; stone
    • 里头lǐ touinside
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    kǒu tóu(kou tou)
    1. [adjective]oral; verbal; in speech[HSK6]
    2. [noun/adjective]oral; verbal; in speech[HSK 3.0 · L6]
    5.

    How to Use 口头 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith停留
    tíng停
    liú留
    zài在
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    neutral
    remain at the verbal stage
    Adjective + Noun
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    tōng通
    zhī知
    Idiomwith禅
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    chán禅
    informal
    pet phrase / catchphrase
    6.

    Example Sentences with 口头

    zhè这
    shì是
    wǒ我
    de的
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    neutral
    verbal notice
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    biǎo表
    dá达
    neutral
    verbal expression
    chéng承
    nuò诺
    。
    This is my verbal promise.
    tā他
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    zài在
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    shàng上
    biǎo表
    shì示
    zhī支
    chí持
    ，
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    shí实
    jì际
    xíng行
    dòng动
    。
    He only expressed support verbally, without taking any real action.
    zhè这
    fèn份
    xié协
    yì议
    xū需
    yào要
    shū书
    miàn面
    què确
    rèn认
    ，
    bù不
    néng能
    jǐn仅
    tíng停
    liú留
    zài在
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    yuē约
    dìng定
    。
    This agreement requires written confirmation; it cannot remain merely a verbal arrangement.
    tā他
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    dā答
    ying应
    le了
    ，
    dàn但
    hái还
    méi没
    qiān签
    hé合
    tóng同
    。
    He agreed verbally, but hasn't signed the contract yet.
    nǐ你
    néng能
    fǒu否
    kǒu口
    tóu头
    fù复
    shù述
    yí一
    xià下
    gāng刚
    cái才
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    de的
    hé核
    xīn心
    yào要
    diǎn点
    ？
    Can you verbally summarize the key points of the discussion just now?