Word: 头上 (tóushàng)

Traditional: 頭上

头上 dictionary entry

tóushàng: onto sb's head (of blame, misfortune); above; overhead

Full dictionary entry for 头上

What 头上 means in each sentence

onto sb's head (of blame, misfortune) 6 sentences
above 3 sentences
overhead 2 sentences

Example sentences using 头上

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下雨天不撑伞,淋到头上了

xià yǔtiān bù chēngsǎn,lín dào tóushàng le

not putting up an umbrella in the rain: it's pouring on your head
不幸降临到他的头上。

Búxìng jiànglín dào tā de tóushàng.

A misfortune befell him.
为什么要怪到我们头上？

Wèishénme yào guài dào wǒmen tóushàng?

Why blame us?
人人头上顶块天

rénrén tóushàng dǐng kuài tiān

everyone carries a piece of sky on their head
他把帽子斜着戴在头上。

Tā bǎ màozi xiézhe dài zài tóushàng.

He wears his hat slanted on his head.
你头上都是汗，快擦一擦。

Nǐ tóushàng dōu shì hàn, kuài cā yì cā.

Your head is covered in sweat, so wipe it off quickly.
你少把一切都推到他头上。

Nǐ shǎo bǎ yíqiè dōu tuī dào tā tóushàng.

Don’t you try and blame this on him.
公道世间唯白发，贵人头上不曾饶

gōngdào shìjiān wéi báifà, guìrén tóushàng bùcéng ráo

the only fair thing in the world is white hair; it never spared even the noble
公鸡头上一块肉，大小是个冠

gōngjī tóushàng yíkuài ròu, dàxiǎo shì gè guàn

the lump of flesh on a rooster's head: big or small, it's a crown
别把大家的功劳都算在自己头上。

Bié bǎ dàjiā de gōngláo dōu suàn zài zìjǐ tóushàng.

Don't take all the credit that belongs to everyone.
别把责任栽到我头上！

Bié bǎ zérèn zāi dào wǒ tóushàng!

Don't pin the blame on me!
各人头上一方天

gèrén tóushàng yìfāng tiān

over each person's head, a patch of sky
基顿把磁铁放在他的鸽子的头上。

Jī dùn bǎ cítiě fàng zài tā de gēzi de tóushàng.

Keeton put magnets on the heads of his pigeons.
太岁头上的土，没人敢动

tàisuì tóushàng de tǔ, méi rén gǎn dòng

the soil on the Grand Year god's head: no one dares touch it
头上戴袜子，能出脚来了

tóushàng dài wàzi, néng chū jiǎo láile

wearing a sock on the head: a foot sticks out
孙猴子头上的金箍儿，戴上去容易取下来难

sūnhóuzi tóushàng de jīn gūr, dài shàngqù róngyì qǔ xiàlai nán

the golden band on Monkey Sun's head: easy to put on, hard to take off
我感觉有滴雨落在头上。

Wǒ gǎnjué yǒu dī yǔ luò zài tóushàng.

I felt a drop of rain on my head.
男子汉头上三把火

nánzǐhàn tóushàng sān bǎ huǒ

a real man has three fires on his head
画里天使头上有一圈光环。

Huà lǐ tiānshǐ tóushàng yǒu yì quān guānghuán.

In the painting, the angel has a halo above its head.
秃子头上的虱子，明摆着

tūzi tóushàng de shīzi, míngbǎizhe

a louse on a bald man's head: plainly laid out
老虎头上的虱子,惹不起

lǎohǔ tóushàng de shīzi,rěbùqǐ

a louse on a tiger's head: can't be provoked