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额头

é tóu · e tou

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Meaning

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  1. forehead
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Bumped into the door

  1. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)，我(wǒ)的(de)额头(étóu)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)门(mén)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Ouch, I bumped my forehead on the door!

  2. Dengdeng

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)，额头(étóu)有点(yǒudiǎn)红(hóng)。

    Let me see. Your forehead is a bit red.

  3. Liangliang

    疼(téng)不(bù)疼(téng)不(bù)重要(zhòngyào)，别(bié)让(ràng)别人(biéren)看见(kànjiàn)。

    Whether it hurts does not matter. Just do not let others see.

  4. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，我(wǒ)拿(ná)个(gè)冰(bīng)的(de)饮料(yǐnliào)给(gěi)你(nǐ)贴(tiē)额头(étóu)。

    Come. I will hold a cold drink on your forehead.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，贴(tiē)完(wán)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)饮料(yǐnliào)喝(hē)了(le)。

    Thanks. When we are done, I will drink it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)额(é)头(tóu)烧(shāo)得(de)很(hěn)烫(tàng)。

My forehead burned with fever.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by moman · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

擦(cā)掉(diào)你(nǐ)额(é)头(tóu)上(shàng)的(de)汗(hàn)。

Wipe the sweat from your brow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by fishda · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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