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

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他每个月都去剃头。

Tā měigè yuè dōu qù tìtóu.

He gets a haircut every month.

HSK 7-9

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