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头顶

tóu dǐng · tou ding

Traditional 頭頂

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. top of the head
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A bird overhead

  1. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)！有(yǒu)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)头顶(tóudǐng)上(shàng)飞(fēi)。

    Careful! A bird is flying above your head.

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)头顶(tóudǐng)？它(tā)会(huì)不会(bùhuì)落(luò)下来(xiàlai)？

    Above my head? Will it land?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)已经(yǐjīng)落(luò)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)头顶(tóudǐng)了(le)！

    It already landed on your head!

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，我(wǒ)感觉(gǎnjué)头顶(tóudǐng)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)重(zhòng)。

    Wow, my head feels a bit heavy.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)动(dòng)，我(wǒ)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Don't move. I'll take a photo.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)一(yí)架(jià)直(zhí)升(shēng)飞(fēi)机(jī)在(zài)头(tóu)顶(dǐng)飞(fēi)。

I saw a helicopter flying overhead.

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02

他(tā)头(tóu)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)戴(dài)着(zhe)一(yì)顶(dǐng)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)帽(mào)子(zi)。

He is wearing a red hat on top of his head.

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