剃头

剃頭

tìtóu

verb #22,473

Meanings

1 to shave one's head
2 to have one's head shaved
3 to get a haircut (colloquial)

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Examples

他每个月都去剃头。

Tā měi gè yuè dōu qù tìtóu.

He gets a haircut every month.

和尚需要剃头。

Héshang xūyào tìtóu.

Buddhist monks are required to shave their heads.

Tips

culture

剃头 literally means to shave the head, but in colloquial usage it simply means to get a haircut. 剃头匠 (barber) was the traditional term for a barber. The idiom 剃头挑子一头热 (one end of the barber's pole is hot) refers to one-sided enthusiasm.

Stroke Order

剃 tì

头 tóu