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头条

头条 (tóu tiáo): Headline / top news (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

头条 consists of 2 characters.

head; top, end; first

measure word for long thin things; strip

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Pinyintóu tiáo

MeaningHeadline / top news

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word头条

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3.

How to Use 头条 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 头条 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith新闻

tóu头

tiáo条

xīn新

wén闻

neutral

headline news

Noun + Nounwith新闻

xīn新

wén闻

tóu头

tiáo条

Verb + Object

shàng上

tóu头

tiáo条

neutral

make headlines

4.

Example Sentences with 头条

zhè这

shì是

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

neutral

news headline

zhàn占

jù据

tóu头

tiáo条

formal

dominate the headlines

xīn新

wén闻

。

This is today's headline news.

zhè这

tiáo条

guān关

yú于

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

，

yǐn引

fā发

le了

quán全

qiú球

kē科

xué学

jiè界

de的

jī激

liè烈

biàn辩

lùn论

。

This headline about climate change has sparked intense debate in the global scientific community.

nǐ你

kàn看

dào到

jīn今

tiān天

cái财

jīng经

bǎn版

miàn面

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

le了

ma吗

？

gǔ股

shì市

hǎo好

xiàng像

yǒu有

zhòng重

dà大

biàn变

dòng动

。

Have you seen the headline in the finance section today? The stock market seems to have a major shift.

tā他

xiě写

de的

wén文

zhāng章

shàng上

le了

xīn新

wén闻

tóu头

tiáo条

。

The article he wrote made it to the news headlines.

nà那

zé则

sǒng耸

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

，

hòu后

lái来

bèi被

zhèng证

shí实

wán完

quán全

shì是

xū虚

jiǎ假

xìn信

xī息

。

That sensational headline was later confirmed to be completely false information.

suī虽

rán然

shàng上

le了

tóu头

tiáo条

，

dàn但

dāng当

shì事

rén人

què却

duì对

méi媒

tǐ体

de的

guò过

dù度

guān关

zhù注

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

kùn困

rǎo扰

。

Although it made the headlines, the person involved felt very troubled by the media's excessive attention.

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

huà话

tí题

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

guǎng广

fàn泛

tǎo讨

lùn论

。

The trending topic on social media sparked widespread discussion.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dōu都

huì会

kuài快

sù速

liú浏

lǎn览

xīn新

wén闻

yìng应

yòng用

de的

tóu头

tiáo条

，

liǎo了

jiě解

zuì最

xīn新

dòng动

tài态

。

Every morning, I quickly browse the headlines on my news app to stay updated on the latest developments.