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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

首 [shǒu]
  1. 1. noun [脑袋] head
  2. 2. noun [头领] leader
  3. 3. adjective [第一] first
    首富
    the richest person
  4. 4. adjective [最早] first
    首发车时间为5：30。
    The first bus leaves at 5:30.
  5. 5. measure word
    这是一首人们熟悉的古诗。
    This is a well-known old poem.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

首 [shǒu]
  1. 1. 名 头
    昂首阔步
    俯首帖耳
    首饰
    斩首。
  2. 2. 名 领头的人；头领
    群龙无首
    首长
    祸首。
  3. 3. 名 开端
    岁首
    篇首。
  4. 4. 副 首先；最早
    首屈一指
    首倡
    首创。
  5. 5. 数 第一
    首届
    首次。
  6. 6. 形 最高的
    首都
    首要
    首相。
  7. 7. 动 出头检举罪行
    自首
    出首。
  8. 8. 词的后缀。附在方位词的后面，相当于"头""面"
    上首
    东首
    左首。
  9. 9. 量 用于诗词、歌曲等
    一首诗
    两首民歌。
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这两首歌曲共居排行榜首位。
These two songs stay at the top of the ranking list together.
这本书收录了近三千首唐诗和一千首宋词。
The book contains nearly 3,000 Tang poems and 1,000 pieces of Song prose.
单调的音符使这首乐曲催人入睡。
人都是首先学会走，进而学会跑。
这首词写得很哀艳。
The poem is beautiful, yet sad at the same time.
她刚开始学琴，这首曲子弹得半生不熟。
She just began learning the piano, so she's only half-familiar with this tune.
这次科研评比，他高居榜首。
He topped the list in this appraisal of science and research.
这是一首悲秋的诗歌。
This sentimental poem is about the harsh and desolate autumn.
那兵火连天，不堪回首的几百年已经成为历史。
The past hundred years of war, and shame are gone.
俗话说“兵马未动，粮草先行”，在创办企业时必须首先筹集足够的资金。
As the saying goes that “Food and fodder should go ahead of troops and horses”, ample funds must be prepared in the first place when establishing a company .
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