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行头

háng tóu · hang tou/xíng tou · xing tou

Traditional 行頭

Meaning

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háng tóu 行頭

  1. team leader (archaic)
  2. shopkeeper (archaic)

xíng tou 行頭

  1. a person's clothing
  2. outfit
  3. actor's costume
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The new outfit

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)这身(zhèshēn)行头(hángtóu)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Your outfit today looks really good!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)新(xīn)买(mǎi)的(de)行头(hángtóu)。

    Thanks, this is an outfit I bought yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)要(yào)去(qù)参加(cānjiā)婚礼(hūnlǐ)吗(ma)？

    Are you going to a wedding?

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)打(dǎ)太极(tàijí)。

    No, I am going to the park to do tai chi.

  5. Liangliang

    打(dǎ)太极(tàijí)也(yě)要(yào)穿(chuān)这么(zhème)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)行头(hángtóu)？

    You need such a nice outfit even for tai chi?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)！别人(biéren)都(dōu)穿(chuān)运动服(yùndòngfú)，我(wǒ)要(yào)赢(yíng)在(zài)行头(hángtou)上(shàng)。

    Of course! Everyone else wears sportswear. I want to win on outfit.

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01

他(tā)穿(chuān)上(shàng)新(xīn)买(mǎi)的(de)行(xíng)头(tou)去(qù)参(cān)加(jiā)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)。

He put on the new outfit he had bought to attend a wedding.

02

演(yǎn)员(yuán)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)后(hòu)台(tái)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)行(xíng)头(tou)。

The actors are backstage sorting out their costumes.

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