起头 (起頭) qǐtóu

  1. qǐtóu verb to start; at first; in the beginning
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '起頭'; Guoyu '起頭' 1; Mathews 1931 '起頭', p. 72)
  2. qǐtóu verb to take the lead
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '起頭' 2)
  3. qǐtóu adverb formerly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '起頭' 3)

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音节起头

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  • 起头来 (起頭來) 只見那張三李四在糞窖裏探起頭來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七回 Chapter 7 — count: 10
  • 擡起头 (擡起頭) 擡起頭來我看 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第三十回 Chapter 30 — count: 4
  • 探起头 (探起頭) 只見那張三李四在糞窖裏探起頭來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七回 Chapter 7 — count: 3
  • 起头儿 (起頭兒) 我是個起頭兒的人 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 30 — count: 2