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从头

cóng tóu · cong tou

Traditional 從頭

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. anew
  2. from the start
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The thousand-piece puzzle

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)把(bǎ)拼图(pīntú)都(dōu)拆(chāi)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why did you take the whole puzzle apart?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拼错(pīncuò)了(le)一块(yīkuài)，只好(zhǐhǎo)从头(cóngtóu)拼(pīn)。

    I put one piece in wrong, so I had to start over.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)拼图(pīntú)有(yǒu)一千块(yīqiānkuài)，要(yào)拼(pīn)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    This puzzle has a thousand pieces. How long will it take?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)从头(cóngtóu)拼过(pīnguò)两次(liǎngcì)了(le)。

    About three hours. I've already started over twice.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这次(zhècì)要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then be more careful this time.

  6. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，最后(zuìhòu)一块(yīkuài)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)得(děi)从头(cóngtóu)找起(zhǎoqǐ)。

    Oh no, the last piece is missing. I have to search from the start.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)场(chǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)，我(wǒ)从(cóng)头(tóu)看(kàn)到(dào)尾(wěi)。

I watched the game from beginning to end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)从(cóng)头(tóu)再(zài)来(lái)。

The project failed, so we had to start over from the beginning.

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