头绪
tóu xù
Pinyin

Definition

头绪
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tóu xù
  1. outline
  2. main threads

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
情绪
qíng xù
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 state of mind
  3. 3 moodiness
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
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)

一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

是的，有规律的冥想能够使我们从忙碌的生活中理出头绪，保持平和的心态，遇事处之泰然，甚至可以有效降低因心率衰竭引起的健康风险。
shì de ，yǒu guīlǜ de míngxiǎng nénggòu shǐ wǒmen cóng mánglù de shēnghuózhōng lǐchū tóuxù ，bǎochí pínghé de xīntài ，yùshì chǔzhītàirán ，shènzhì kěyǐ yǒuxiào jiàngdī yīn xīnlǜ shuānjié yǐnqǐ de jiànkāng fēngxiǎn 。
Yes. Regular meditation can give some sort of order to your busy life, allowing you to maintain calm and stay calm in the face of problems, and can even effectively reduce the risk of heart failure.
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小尤一脸疑惑地问：“探长，凶手一定是个变态杀人狂，他为什么要把吴国庆的尸体弄成那样？这个案子一点头绪都没有，该怎么查？”
Xiǎo Yóu yī liǎn yíhuò de wèn ：“tànzhǎng ，xiōngshǒu yīdìng shì gè biàntài shārénkuáng ，tā wèishénme yào bǎ Wú guóqìng de shītǐ nòng chéng nàyàng ？zhè ge ànzi yīdiǎn tóuxù dōu méiyǒu ，gāi zěnme chá ？”
Xiao You asked puzzledly: “Detective, the murderer was definitely a homicidal maniac. Why would he do what he did to Wu Guoqing’s body? This case has absolutely no leads. How can we solve it?”
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哭嫁和水塘边守岁，这两项我是一点头绪都没有。
kūjià hé shuǐtáng biān shǒusuì ，zhè liǎng xiàng wǒ shì yīdiǎn tóuxù dōu méiyǒu 。
As for the crying marriage and staying up all night by a pond on New Year's Eve, I have no clue.
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八字不是一撇一捺吗？八字没一撇，就是没头绪，没办法！是一句俗语。
bāzì bùshì yī piě yī nà ma ？bāzì méi yīpiě ，jiùshì méi tóuxù ，méi bànfǎ ！shì yī jù súyǔ 。
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