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把头 (bǎ tóu): Foreman (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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把头 consists of 2 characters.

把 • bǎ • grasp; [measure word for knives] • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

bǎ把

grasp; [measure word for knives]

头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

tóu头

head; top, end; first

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Pinyinbǎ tóu

Meaningforeman, boss (in labor contexts)

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 把头

kuàng矿

shàng上

de的

bǎ把

tóu头

hěn很

yán严

lì厉

。

The foreman at the mine is very strict.

jiù旧

shè社

huì会

de的

bǎ把

tóu头

cháng常

qī欺

yā压

gōng

工

rén人

。

In old society, foremen often oppressed workers.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 把头.

Words with 把

把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
把关bǎ guānguard a pass/checkpoint
把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
把柄bǎ bǐngHandle / Grip
个把gè bǎone or two; a couple of
扫把sào bǎbroom
把守bǎ shǒuguard; defend
把戏bǎ xìtrick, game

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 tóu

to bow the head

木头mù touwood; log; timber

石头shí tourock; stone

里头lǐ touinside