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上头

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shàngtóu / shàngtou
verb #7,531

Meanings

  1. 1 to go to one's head
  2. 2 to give a rush; to be addictive
  3. 3 to get carried away; to act on impulse

Examples

HSK 5
他一上头就买了一堆不需要的东西。
Tā yí shàngtóu jiù mǎi le yì duī bù xūyào de dōngxi.
He got carried away and bought a pile of things he does not need.
HSK 6
这首歌太上头了，我单曲循环了一整天。
Zhè shǒu gē tài shàngtóu le, wǒ dānqǔ xúnhuán le yì zhěngtiān.
This song is such an earworm, I had it on repeat all day.
HSK 7-9
这酒后劲大，很容易上头。
Zhè jiǔ hòujìn dà, hěn róngyì shàngtóu.
This liquor has a kick to it, it goes to your head easily.

Tips

mistakes
Full second tone on 头. Read it neutral and you get 上头, an unrelated word meaning above or the higher-ups.
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Casual, and everywhere online since around 2019. It started with alcohol and now covers anything that overrides your judgement: a song, a show, a shopping spree, an argument. 太上头了 is the usual shape.

Stroke Order

上 shàng
头 tóu