好头

好頭

hǎotóu

noun #21,406

Meanings

1 good start
2 good beginning
3 auspicious opening

Characters

head / beginning / start

Examples

新年的第一天要有个好头。

Xīnnián de dì yī tiān yào yǒu gè hǎotóu.

The first day of the new year should have a good start.

比赛开场就得分，真是个好头。

Bǐsài kāichǎng jiù défēn, zhēn shì gè hǎotóu.

Scoring right at the start of the match was a great opening.

Tips

usage

好头 is informal and colloquial, often used in phrases like 开个好头 (to start on a good note). The formal equivalent would be 良好开端.

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

头 tóu