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头头

tóu tóu · tou tou

Traditional 頭頭

Meaning

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  1. head
  2. chief
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Who is the boss?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)多(duō)人(rén)？

    Why are there so many people in the courtyard today?

  2. Dengdeng

    大家(dàjiā)在(zài)打扫(dǎsǎo)院子(yuànzi)，头头(tóutóu)是(shì)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)。

    Everyone is cleaning the courtyard. The boss is Grandma Wang.

  3. Liangliang

    头头(tóutóu)是(shì)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)？她(tā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    The boss is Grandma Wang? Where is she?

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)在(zài)树(shù)下(xià)给(gěi)大家(dàjiā)倒茶(dàochá)。

    She is under the tree pouring tea for everyone.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)头头(tóutóu)的(de)工作(gōngzuò)是(shì)倒茶(dàochá)！

    So the boss's job is pouring tea!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)这(zhè)个(ge)部(bù)门(mén)的(de)头(tóu)头(tóu)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)听(tīng)他(tā)的(de)。

He is the head of this department, and everyone listens to him.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)头(tóu)头(tóu)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)开(kāi)会(huì)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)新(xīn)计(jì)划(huà)。

The company's bosses are in a meeting discussing the new plan.

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