家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 光头 光頭 guāng tóu shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless syn 秃头 禿頭 tū tóu to bare one's head / to be bareheaded / to go bald / bald head / bald person 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 剃度 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) syn 水头 水頭 shuǐ tóu hydraulic head / total head syn 头面 頭面 tóu miàn head ornament (in former times) / (literary) head / face / looks syn 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head) syn 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dài head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头部 頭部 tóu bù head syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 元首 yuán shǒu head of state syn 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief syn 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn 头头 頭頭 tóu tóu head / chief syn 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry / head ornament syn 摇头 搖頭 yáo tóu to shake one's head syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 头颅 頭顱 tóu lú head / skull syn 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) syn 过头 過頭 guò tóu to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead syn 村长 村長 cūn zhǎng village chief / village head 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 后脑勺 後腦勺 hòu nǎo sháo back of the head syn 秃顶 禿頂 tū dǐng bald head syn 本部 běn bù headquarters / head office syn 前头 前頭 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above syn 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 率领 率領 shuài lǐng to lead / to command / to head syn 蛇头 蛇頭 shé tóu head of a snake / human smuggler 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 炸鱼 炸魚 zhá yú deep-fried fish 鱼饵 魚餌 yú ěr fish bait syn 热恋 熱戀 rè liàn to fall head over heels in love / to be passionately in love syn 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator 头饰 頭飾 tóu shì head ornament 倒立 dào lì a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down syn 迎战 迎戰 yíng zhàn to meet the enemy head-on syn 头昏 頭昏 tóu hūn dizzy / giddy / one's head spins syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 后脑 後腦 hòu nǎo hindbrain / back of the head 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 脑壳 腦殻 nǎo ké (coll.) head / skull / (fig.) brains (mental capacity) syn 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 领班 領班 lǐng bān supervisor / foreman / head waiter or waitress 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 金星 jīn xīng gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc) syn 埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 探头 探頭 tàn tóu to extend one's head (out or into) / a probe / detector / search unit 所长 所長 suǒ zhǎng head of an institute etc 系主任 xì zhǔ rèn head of a (university) department / department chair 脑瓜 腦瓜 nǎo guā skull / brain / head / mind / mentality / ideas syn 太阳穴 太陽穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head) 飞鱼 飛魚 fēi yú flying fish 剃头 剃頭 tì tóu to have one's head shaved syn 迎面 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face syn 