Word: 头 (tóu, tou)

一条扁担挑两桶水，哪头也不落空

yìtiáo biǎndan tiāo liǎng tǒng shuǐ, nǎ tóu yě bú luòkōng

a carrying pole with two buckets of water: neither end is empty

乌龟有肉在肚里头

wūguī yǒu ròu zài dùlǐ tou

the tortoise keeps its flesh inside

乱麻必有头

luànmá bì yǒu tóu

a tangled mess of hemp must have an end

二月的韭菜，头一茬

èryuè de jiǔcài, tóu yì chá

chives in the second month: the first cutting

今天早晨被头给疼醒了。

Jīntiān zǎochén bèi tóu gěi téng xǐngle.

I woke up with a headache this morning.

他上下晃了晃头。

Tā shàngxià huàngle huàng tóu.

He shook his head up and down.

他仰着头，看着那座高高的楼。

Tā yǎngzhe tóu, kànzhe nà zuò gāo gāo de lóu.

He looked up at the tall building.

他低着头，心里充满了耻辱。

Tā dīzhe tóu, xīnli chōngmǎnle chǐrǔ.

He lowered his head, his heart full of shame.

他低着头，思索了很久。

Tā dīzhe tóu, sīsuǒ le hěn jiǔ.

He lowered his head and thought deeply for a long time.

他低着头玩弄着手机。

Tā dīzhe tóu wánnòngzhe shǒujī.

He kept his head down, fiddling with his phone.

他侧着头，认真地听老师讲话。

Tā cèzhe tóu, rènzhēndetīng lǎoshī jiǎnghuà.

He tilted his head and listened closely to the teacher.

他就是这么杀了那头大熊。

Tā jiùshì zhème shāle nà tóu dà Xióng.

This is how he killed the big bear.

他抬起头，向上看了一眼。

Tā táiqǐ tóu, xiàngshàng kànle yìyǎn.

He lifted his head and glanced up.

他摔倒时，用手护住了头。

Tā shuāidǎo shí, yòng shǒu hù zhùle tóu.

When he fell, he covered his head with his hands.

他歪着头看了我一眼。

Tā wāizhe tóu kànle wǒ yìyǎn.

He tilted his head and glanced at me.

他比我高一个头。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè tóu.

He is taller than me by a head.

他的头撞到了一块岩石。

Tā de tóu zhuàng dàole yíkuài yánshí.

He hit his head against a rock.

他的头撞到了一根柱子。

Tā de tóu zhuàng dàole yìgēn zhùzi.

He bumped his head against a post.

他稍稍抬起头，看了我一眼。

Tā shāoshāo táiqǐ tóu, kànle wǒ yìyǎn.

He lifted his head slightly and glanced at me.

你先梳一下头再出门吧。

Nǐ xiān shū yíxià tóu zài chūmén ba.

Comb your hair before you go out.

你只需要回答头一个问题。

Nǐ zhǐ xūyào huídá tóu yí gè wèntí.

You have only to answer the first question.

农场里有五十头奶牛。

Nóngchǎng lǐ yǒu wǔshí tóu nǎiniú.

There are fifty dairy cows on the farm.

千行万行，庄稼是头一行

qiān háng wàn háng, zhuāngjia shì tóu yìxíng

a thousand trades, ten thousand trades, farming is the first

太阳晒得我头很疼。

Tàiyang shài de wǒ tóu hěn téng.

The sun was beating down so much that my head hurt.

头忙脚忙，一忙百忙

tóu máng jiǎo máng, yì máng bǎimáng

head busy, feet busy; one busy, a hundred busy

她头一碰枕头就睡着了。

Tā tóu yí pèng zhěntou jiù shuìzháole.

She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

她当时像老太太一样低着头走路。

Tā dāngshí xiàng lǎotàitai yíyàng dīzhe tóu zǒulù.

She walked with her head down like an old woman.

好头不如好尾

hǎo tóu bùrú hǎo wěi

a good head isn't as good as a good tail

好话传仨人，有头少了身；坏话传仨人，有叶又有根

hǎohuà chuán sā rén, yǒu tóu shǎole shēn; huàihuà chuán sā rén, yǒu Yè yòu yǒu gēn

good words passed through three people have a head but lose the body; bad words passed through three people have leaves as well as roots

山高有攀头，路远有奔头

shān gāo yǒu pān tou, lù yuǎn yǒu bèntou

a high mountain gives you something to climb; a long road gives you something to run towards

巧人惯说藏头话

qiǎo rén guàn shuō cáng tóu huà

clever people are used to speaking with the head hidden

弯过了头要折，拉过了头要断

wānguòle tóu yào shé, lāguòle tóu yào duàn

bend it too far and it snaps; pull it too far and it breaks

心要热，头要冷

xīn yào rè, tóu yào lěng

the heart should be warm, the head cool

愁一愁,白了头;笑一笑,十年少

chóu yì chóu,báile tóu;xiào yí xiào,shínián shào

worry once and your hair turns white; laugh once and you're ten years younger

我头撞到了门，肿了一块。

Wǒ tóu zhuàng dàole mén, zhǒng le yíkuài.

I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.

我必须赶上头班火车。

Wǒ bìxū gǎnshàng tóu bān huǒchē.

I must catch the first train.

我昨天买了这头猪。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎile zhè tóu zhū.

I bought the pig yesterday.

我的头要炸了。

Wǒ de tóu yào zhà le.

My head is exploding.

我的眼睛和头都哭疼了。

Wǒ de yǎnjing hé tóu dōu kū téngle.

My eyes and head hurt from crying.

我觉得我的头要炸了。

Wǒ juéde wǒ de tóu yào zhà le.

I thought my head would explode.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

晚上，孩子仰着头看天上的星星。

Wǎnshang, háizi yǎngzhe tóu kàn tiānshàng de xīngxing.

In the evening, the child looked up at the stars in the sky.

晴天不肯走,直待雨淋头

qíngtiān bùkěn zǒu,zhídài yǔ lín tóu

won't set off on a fine day, waits until the rain pours on one's head

有钱难买回头看，头若回看后悔无

yǒuqián nán mǎi huítóu kàn, tóu ruò huí kàn hòuhuǐ wú

money can't buy looking back; if you look back, there's no regret

棒头出孝子，箸头出忤逆

bàngtóuchūxiàozǐ, zhù tóu chū wǔnì

the stick produces dutiful sons; chopsticks produce rebels

母鸡拉屎，头截儿硬，后截儿软

mǔjī lāshǐ, tóu jié ér yìng, hòu jié ér ruǎn

a hen's droppings: the first part is hard, the latter part is soft

没头的苍蝇，到处乱撞

méi tóu de cāngying, dàochù luàn zhuàng

a headless fly: bumping into things everywhere

没有弯弯肠子，不敢吃镰刀头

méiyǒu wānwān chángzi, bùgǎn chī liándāo tóu

without winding intestines, don't dare eat a sickle blade

磕的头越多,人家看你越矮

kē de tóu yuè duō,rénjiā kàn nǐ yuè ǎi

the more you kowtow, the shorter people see you

笑一笑，十年少；愁一愁，白了头

xiào yí xiào, shínián shào; chóu yì chóu, báile tóu

smile once, ten years younger; worry once, hair turns white

筷子头打人最狠

kuàizi tóu dǎ rén zuì hěn

hitting a person with the end of chopsticks is the cruelest

绿头苍蝇怀孕，一肚子蛆

lǜ tóu cāngying huáiyùn, yìdǔzi qū

a green-headed fly is pregnant: a belly full of maggots

苍蝇掉在糨糊桶里，糊头糊脑

cāngying diào zài jiànghu tǒng li, hú tóu hú nǎo

A fly falls into a bucket of paste: head and brain all pasted

蛇无头不行

shé wú tóu bùxíng

a snake without a head can't go

谁的头在疼？

Shéi de tóu zài téng?

Whose head hurts?

这些是找头。

Zhèxiē shì zhǎo tou.

This is your change.

这支铅笔的头太尖了。

Zhè zhī qiānbǐ de tóu tài jiānle.

The tip of this pencil is too sharp.

这里头没有一件事说得通。

Zhèlǐ tóu méiyǒu yí jiàn shì shuō de tōng.

None of this makes any sense.

那头犀牛的角又大又长。

Nà tóu xīniú de jiǎo yòu dà yòu cháng.

That rhinoceros has a big, long horn.

邮局在街那头。

Yóujú zài jiē nà tóu.

The post office is down the street.

鸟无头不飞

niǎo wú tóu bù fēi

birds do not fly without a head

鸡叫头遍上路，越走越明

jījiào tóu biàn shànglù, yuè zǒu yuè míng

setting out at the first cockcrow: the further you go, the brighter