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开头 (kāi tóu): Beginning (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi
开
to switch on; open
头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
tóu
头
head; top, end; first
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 开头.
Words with
开
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
开学
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
开会
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāi jī
to start an engine
开花
kāi huā
to bloom; to blossom; to flower
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.
Example Sentences with 开头
zhào
赵
qián
钱
sūn
孙
lǐ
李
shì
是
《
bǎi
百
jiā
家
xìng
姓
》
de
的
kāi
开
tóu
头
。
Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li are the beginning of the Hundred Family Surnames.
zhè
这
bù
部
diàn
电
yǐng
影
de
的
kāi
开
tóu
头
fēi
非
cháng
常
zài
在
bào
报
gào
告
de
的
kāi
开
tóu
头
，
tā
他
jiǎn
简
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
zhè
这
běn
本
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
de
的
kāi
开
zhè
这
bù
部
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
kāi
开
tóu
头
de
的
fēn
氛
wéi
围
xī
吸
yǐn
引
rén
人
。
The beginning of this movie is very captivating.
yào
要
jiè
介
shào
绍
le
了
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
gài
概
kuàng
况
hé
和
fā
发
zhǎn
展
lì
历
chéng
程
。
At the beginning of the report, he briefly introduced the company's overview and development history.
tóu
头
zú
足
gòu
够
yǐn
引
rén
人
rù
入
shèng
胜
ma
吗
？
Do you think the beginning of this novel is captivating enough?
yì
异
cháng
常
chén
沉
mèn
闷
，
ràng
让
rén
人
jī
几
hū
乎
xiǎng
想
fàng
放
qì
弃
yuè
阅
dú
读
。
The atmosphere at the beginning of this novel is unusually oppressive, making one almost want to give up reading.
