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大头

dà tóu · da tou

Traditional 大頭

Meaning

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  1. big head
  2. mask in the shape of a big head
  3. the larger end of sth
  4. the main part
  5. the lion's share
  6. dupe
  7. sucker
  8. (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 / 袁世凯 (Yuán Shì kǎi) on the obverse side
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Where the money goes

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)月(yuè)又(yòu)没(méi)钱(qián)了(le)。

    I am out of money again this month.

  2. Liangliang

    钱(qián)都(dōu)花(huā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did all the money go?

  3. Dengdeng

    房租(fángzū)是(shì)大头(dàtóu)，一个(yīgè)月(yuè)三千(sānqiān)。

    Rent is the biggest share. Three thousand a month.

  4. Liangliang

    吃饭(chīfàn)呢(ne)？

    And food?

  5. Dengdeng

    吃饭(chīfàn)也(yě)是(shì)大头(dàtóu)，我(wǒ)一天(yītiān)吃(chī)五顿(wǔdùn)。

    Food is the biggest share too. I eat five meals a day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)，住(zhù)宿(sù)费(fèi)占(zhàn)了(le)大(dà)头(tóu)。

For this trip, accommodation costs made up the largest part.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)把(bǎ)利(lì)润(rùn)的(de)大(dà)头(tóu)投(tóu)进(jìn)了(le)研(yán)发(fā)。

The company put the lion's share of the profits into research and development.

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