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首

shǒu · shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc
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In a conversation

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A song stuck in my head

  1. Dengdeng

    这首(zhèshǒu)歌(gē)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    This song is so nice!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这首(zhèshǒu)歌(gē)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)吗(ma)？

    Do you know what it's called?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)唱(chàng)第一句(dìyījù)。

    No. I can only sing the first line.

  4. Liangliang

    一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)唱(chàng)一句(yījù)？

    You know only one line of a whole song?

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！歌名(gēmíng)就(jiù)叫(jiào)一首歌(yīshǒugē)。

    Found it! The song is literally called A Song.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)名字(míngzi)，我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)猜(cāi)得到(dedào)！

    How could I guess that name!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)写(xiě)的(de)那(nà)首(shǒu)诗(shī)很(hěn)受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng)。

That poem he wrote is very popular.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)她(tā)首(shǒu)次(cì)参(cān)加(jiā)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

This is her first time participating in a competition.

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