准头

準頭
zhǔntóu
noun #31,454

Meanings

  1. 1 accuracy; precision (colloquial, often of aim)
  2. 2 (physiognomy) tip of the nose

Examples

Tā tóulán méi zhǔntou.
His basketball shot has no accuracy.
Jīntiān qiāng dǎ de yǒu zhǔntou.
His shooting was on target today.

Tips

usage
Two senses: (1) colloquial 'accuracy' (often pronounced with a neutral tone — zhǔntou — and almost always after /: 准头 'on target,' 没准 'all over the place'). (2) Technical face-reading sense: the tip of the nose, said to indicate a person's wealth or character in physiognomy.

Stroke Order

zhǔn
tóu