车头

車頭

chētóu

noun #12,784

Measure Word

一个车头 gè

Meanings

1 front of a vehicle; locomotive; engine (of a train)

Characters

head; front; beginning

Examples

车头撞得很严重。

Chētóu zhuàng de hěn yánzhòng.

The front of the car was badly damaged in the crash.

火车头拉着二十节车厢。

Huǒchētóu lā zhe èrshí jié chēxiāng.

The locomotive is pulling twenty carriages.

Tips

usage

车头 can mean the front end of any vehicle (car, bus) or specifically a train engine/locomotive (火车头). The opposite is 车尾 (chēwěi, rear of a vehicle).

Stroke Order

车 chē

头 tóu