猎头
liè tóu
Pinyin

Definition

猎头
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liè tóu
  1. headhunting (executive recruitment)
  2. headhunter (profession)
  3. headhunting (tribal custom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低头
dī tóu
  1. 1 to bow the head
  2. 2 to yield
  3. 3 to give in
回头
huí tóu
  1. 1 to turn round
  2. 2 to turn one's head
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 by and by
年头
nián tóu
  1. 1 start of the year
  2. 2 whole year
  3. 3 a particular year
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 days
  6. 6 epoch
  7. 7 a year's harvest
抬头
tái tóu
  1. 1 to raise one's head
  2. 2 to gain ground
  3. 3 account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
枕头
zhěn tou
  1. 1 pillow
洗头
xǐ tóu
  1. 1 to wash one's hair
  2. 2 to have a shampoo
尽头
jìn tóu
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 extremity
  3. 3 limit
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
码头
mǎ tóu
  1. 1 dock
  2. 2 pier
  3. 3 wharf
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
老头
lǎo tóu
  1. 1 old fellow
  2. 2 old man
  3. 3 father
  4. 4 husband
街头
jiē tóu
  1. 1 street
镜头
jìng tóu
  1. 1 camera lens
  2. 2 camera shot (in a movie etc)
  3. 3 scene
头
tóu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 hair style
  3. 3 the top
  4. 4 end
  5. 5 beginning or end
  6. 6 a stub
  7. 7 remnant
  8. 8 chief
  9. 9 boss
  10. 10 side
  11. 11 aspect
  12. 12 first
  13. 13 leading
  14. 14 classifier for pigs or livestock
  15. 15 CL:個|个[gè]
头像
tóu xiàng
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 bust
头晕
tóu yūn
  1. 1 dizzy
头疼
tóu téng
  1. 1 headache
头痛
tóu tòng
  1. 1 to have a headache
头脑
tóu nǎo
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 skull
  4. 4 (fig.) gist (of a matter)
  5. 5 leader
  6. 6 boss
头发
tóu fa
  1. 1 hair (on the head)
馒头
mán tou
  1. 1 steamed roll
  2. 2 steamed bun
  3. 3 steamed bread
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
互别苗头
hù bié miáo tou
  1. 1 to compete with (idiom) (Tw)
  2. 2 to pit oneself against
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
  1. 1 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
  3. 3 up to the neck in work
大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu
  1. 1 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. 2 with one foot in the grave
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

Sample Sentences

钱总，我们已经委托了猎头公司，但还没得到满意的答复。不过即使高薪从对手公司挖来人才，也不一定能很快了解我们公司的情况。
Qián zǒng ，wǒmen yǐjīng wěituō le liètóu gōngsī ，dàn hái méi dédào mǎnyì de dáfù 。bùguò jíshǐ gāoxīn cóng duìshǒu gōngsī wā lái réncái ，yě bù yīdìng néng hěnkuài liǎojiě wǒmen gōngsī de qíngkuàng 。
We've already hired a headhunting agency, President Qian, but we still haven't received any satisfactory responses. However, even if we're able to use a high salary to poach a talented person from a competing company, they won't necessarily be able to quickly get acclimated to our company.
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我是苍鹰猎头公司的Amy，你现在方便说话吗？
wǒ shì Cāngyīng liètóu gōngsī de Amy ，nǐ xiànzài fāngbiàn shuōhuà ma ？
I'm Amy from Goshawk Headhunters. Is it a convenient time to talk for you right now?
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