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彻头彻尾

chè tóu chè wěi · che tou che wei

Traditional 徹頭徹尾

Meaning

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  1. lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. through and through
  3. out and out
  4. from top to bottom
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Following the dog

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)彻头彻尾(chètóuchèwěi)的(de)路痴(lùchī)，在(zài)自己(zìjǐ)小区(xiǎoqū)也(yě)迷路(mílù)。

    I'm a total hopeless case with directions. I get lost even in my own neighborhood.

  2. Liangliang

    彻头彻尾(chètóuchèwěi)？上周(shàngzhōu)你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)找到(zhǎodào)公司(gōngsī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Through and through? Didn't you find your office last week?

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)天(tiān)我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)跟(gēn)着(zhe)一条(yītiáo)狗(gǒu)，它(tā)刚好(gānghǎo)去(qù)公司(gōngsī)。

    That day I kept following a dog. It happened to go to the office.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)真(zhēn)是(shì)彻头彻尾(chètóuchèwěi)的(de)路痴(lùchī)。

    OK, you really are a hopeless case.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)说(shuō)法(fǎ)彻(chè)头(tóu)彻(chè)尾(wěi)都(dōu)是(shì)谎(huǎng)言(yán)。

His statement is a complete lie from beginning to end.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)彻(chè)头(tóu)彻(chè)尾(wěi)地(de)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

This plan failed completely from top to bottom.

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