到头来 到頭來
到头来 到頭來 dào tóu lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 tau4 loi4 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- in the end
- finally
- as a result
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到
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
- 做到 zuò dào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ zou6 dou3 to accomplish
- 到位 dào wèi ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ dou3 wai2 to get to the intended location
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
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- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 到期 dào qī ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧ dou3 kei4 to fall due (loan etc)
- 到处 到處 dào chù ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ dou3 cyu3 everywhere
- 到达 到達 dào dá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˊ dou3 daat6 to reach; to arrive
- 受到 shòu dào ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sau6 dou3 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 报到 報到 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou3 to report for duty
- 梦到 夢到 mèng dào ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ mung6 dou3 to dream of
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 感到 gǎn dào ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gam2 dou3 to feel; to sense; to perceive
- 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zaau2 dou3 to find
- 拿到 ná dào ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ naa4 dou3 to get
- 接到 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ zip3 dou3 to receive (letter etc)
头 頭
- 一头 一頭 yī tóu ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ jat1 tau4 one head
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- 丫头 丫頭 yā tou ㄧㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ aa1 tau4 girl
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
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- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
- 前头 前頭 qián tou ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ cin4 tau4 in front
- 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ging6 tau4 enthusiasm
- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ hau2 tau4 oral
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄡ ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ geoi6 tau4 tycoon
- 带头 帶頭 dài tóu ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ daai3 tau4 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ hau6 tau4 behind
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 on hand
- 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ nau2 tau4 to turn one's head
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up
来 來
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 来信 來信 lái xìn ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ loi4 seon3 incoming letter
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
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- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 来客 來客 lái kè ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋ loi4 haak3 guest
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 来历 來歷 lái lì ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧˋ loi4 lik6 history
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 来访 來訪 lái fǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄤˇ loi4 fong2 to pay a visit
- 来宾 來賓 lái bīn ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄣ loi4 ban1 guest
- 来电 來電 lái diàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ loi4 din6 incoming telephone call (or telegram)
- 传来 傳來 chuán lái ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cyun4 loi4 (of a sound) to come through
- 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
Idioms with these characters
- 马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ maa5 dou3 sing4 gung1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 面面俱到 miàn miàn jù dào ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ min6 min6 keoi1 dou3 (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
- 事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ si6 dou3 lam4 tau4 when things come to a head (idiom)
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- 手到拈来 手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 nim1 loi4 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
- 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
- 说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3 to be as good as one's word (idiom)
- 死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu ㄙˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ sei2 dou3 lam4 tau4 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 新来乍到 新來乍到 xīn lái zhà dào ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ san1 loi4 zaa3 dou3 newly arrived (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 巴头探脑 巴頭探腦 bā tóu tàn nǎo ㄅㄚ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ baa1 tau4 taam3 nou5 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
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- 笨头笨脑 笨頭笨腦 bèn tóu bèn nǎo ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄠˇ ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
- 冲昏头脑 沖昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 冲昏头脑 衝昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
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- 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ fung1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 lit. storm clouds approach
- 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái ㄈㄣ ㄓˋ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ fan1 zi3 daap6 loi4 to come thick and fast (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 呼之即来 呼之即來 hū zhī jí lái ㄏㄨ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ fu1 zi1 zik1 loi4 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
Example sentences
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到头来 到頭來 ， 我们 我們 记得 記得 的 不是 敌人 敵人 的话 的話 语 語 ， 而是 朋友 的 沉默 。
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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