码头
mǎ tóu
Pinyin

Definition

码头
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mǎ tóu
  1. dock
  2. pier
  3. wharf
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

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
密码
mì mǎ
  1. 1 secret code
  2. 2 ciphertext
  3. 3 password
  4. 4 PIN
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
mǎ
  1. 1 weight
  2. 2 number
  3. 3 code
  4. 4 to pile
  5. 5 to stack
  6. 6 classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
码头
mǎ tóu
  1. 1 dock
  2. 2 pier
  3. 3 wharf
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
筹码
chóu mǎ
  1. 1 bargaining chip
  2. 2 gaming chip
  3. 3 casino token
老头
lǎo tóu
  1. 1 old fellow
  2. 2 old man
  3. 3 father
  4. 4 husband
号码
hào mǎ
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 CL:堆[duī],個|个[gè]
街头
jiē tóu
  1. 1 street
起码
qǐ mǎ
  1. 1 at the minimum
  2. 2 at the very least
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

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

李探长开车，带着小尤来到了码头。车停下后，李探长从车上拿下了行李。
Lǐ tànzhǎng kāichē ，dài zhe Xiǎo Yóu láidào le mǎtóu 。chē tíng xià hòu ，Lǐ tànzhǎng cóng chēshang náxià le xíngli 。
Detective Li drove Xiao You to the dock. After parking the car, he took his luggage out.
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复古？电车？听起来很诗意。对了，我同事来的时候，到渔人码头去吃大螃蟹了。还跟我说一定要去尝尝。
fùgǔ ？diànchē ？tīng qǐlai hěn shīyì 。duìle ，wǒ tóngshì lái de shíhou ，dào yúrénmǎtóu qù chī dà pángxiè le 。hái gēn wǒ shuō yīdìng yào qù chángchang 。
Old-style? Trolleys? Sounds really romantic. Oh right, when my colleague came he went to Fisherman's Wharf and ate big crabs. He told me I should definitely go check it out.
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没错。洋山深水港一期码头不过开港半年多，年吞吐量今年预计就将高达300万TEU，也将使得今年上海港的集装箱总吞吐量再创新高。可以说，上海港因为拥有了洋山，前进的步伐正迈得更快、更坚实有力。
méicuò 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yīqī mǎtóu bùguò kāigǎng bànnián duō ，nián tūntǔliàng jīnnián yùjì jiù jiāng gāodá sānbǎi wàn TEU ，yě jiāng shǐde jīnnián Shànghǎigǎng de jízhuāngxiāng zǒng tūntǔliàng zài chuàng xīngāo 。kěyǐ shuō ，Shànghǎigǎng yīnwèi yōngyǒu le Yángshān ，qiánjìn de bùfá zhèng mài de gèng kuài 、gèng jiānshí yǒulì 。
Right. The first phase of the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is only half a year old but this year's freight capacity is already projected to reach three million TEU. This will also set a record for Shanghai's shipping container volume this year. You could say that because of Yangshan, Shanghai's harbors will improve even faster, and even more powerfully.
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各位旅客，前方就是正在建造中的洋山深水港工程。洋山深水港地处上海东南约27.5公里处的大小洋山，是离国际主要航线最近的地方，也是为迎接2010年上海世博会而建造的重要工程。洋山深水港一期工程开港已经半年多了，相信日后将成为一个举世瞩目的世界一流码头。不过目前我们还不能实地参观......
gèwèi lǚkè ，qiánfāng jiùshì zhèngzài jiànzào zhōng de Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng dìchǔ Shànghǎi dōngnán yuē èrshí qī diǎn wǔ gōnglǐ chù de Dà-Xiǎo Yángshān ，shì lí guójì zhǔyào hángxiàn zuìjìn de dìfang ，yě shì wèi yíngjiē èrlíngyīlíng nián Shànghǎishìbóhuì ér jiànzào de zhòngyào gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yīqī gōngchéng kāigǎng yǐjīng bànnián duō le ，xiāngxìn rìhòu jiāng chéngwéi yī ge jǔshìzhǔmù de shìjiè yīliú mǎtóu 。bùguò mùqián wǒmen hái bùnéng shídì cānguān ......
Attention, passengers! Up ahead is the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor Project, currently under construction. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is situated on Daxiaoyang Mountain, 27.5 kilometers to Shanghai's southeast. It's the closest place to major international air routes. It is a major project being built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The first phase of construction on the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has been going on for more than half a year already. There is no doubt that it will become a world-class harbor. But we can't visit it in person right now...
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