从头

從頭

cóngtóu

adverb HSK 7-9 #5,771

Meanings

Literally 'from the head/beginning' - to start over

HSK 2

请你从头再说一遍。

Qǐng nǐ cóngtóu zài shuō yī biàn.

Please say it again from the start.

HSK 4

这个项目失败了，我们得从头开始。

Zhège xiàngmù shībài le, wǒmen děi cóngtóu kāishǐ.

This project failed; we have to start from the beginning.

usage

从头 often pairs with 开始 to mean 'start over from scratch.' It can also pair with 到尾 to mean 'from beginning to end.'

从 cóng

头 tóu