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从头到尾

cóng tóu dào wěi · cong tou dao wei

Traditional 從頭到尾

Meaning

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  1. from start to finish
  2. from head to tail
  3. the whole (thing)
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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)电影(diànyǐng)你(nǐ)从头到尾(cóngtóudàowěi)都(dōu)看(kàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you watch this movie from start to finish?

  2. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)了(le)，从头到尾(cóngtóudàowěi)，一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)都(dōu)没(méi)睡着(shuìzháo)。

    I did. From start to finish, I did not fall asleep for a minute.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)主角(zhǔjué)最后(zuìhòu)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Really? Then where did the hero go in the end?

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)……我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)他(tā)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)吃(chī)面包(miànbāo)。

    Ah... I only remember him eating bread by the sea.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)开头(kāitóu)！你(nǐ)从头到尾(cóngtóudàowěi)都(dōu)在(zài)想(xiǎng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吧(ba)？

    That was the beginning! You were thinking about dinner the whole time, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)从(cóng)头(tóu)到(dào)尾(wěi)读(dú)了(le)一(yí)遍(biàn)。

I read the book from beginning to end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)从(cóng)头(tóu)到(dào)尾(wěi)都(dōu)很(hěn)有(yǒu)趣(qù)。

I found this book interesting from beginning to end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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