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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

打头 [dǎtóu]
  1. 1. take the lead; head
    一般打头的都是些小伙子。
    老师傅打头，青年人跟着上。
    The old worker took the lead and the youngsters followed suit.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

打头 [dǎtóu]
  1. 1. 动 领头;处在最前的位置
    入场时,代表团团长打头
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Examples

老师傅打头，青年人跟着上。
The old worker took the lead and the youngsters followed suit. → 打头
一般打头的都是些小伙子。 → 打头
入场时,代表团团长打头 → 打头
没有人说,我就先来打头炮吧! → 打头炮
an overhead stroke
【羽毛球、网球】扣杀，过顶扣球，打头上球 → overhead
The list of most polluted cities is headed by London.
污染最严重的城市列表以伦敦打头。 → head

Word Decomposition

打
[dá] 		+ 头
[tóu]

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