搞头

搞頭

gǎotou

noun #26,013

Meanings

1 likelihood of being worthwhile
2 potential; prospect

Characters

to do; to manage; to make

prospect; (suffix indicating direction or result)

Examples

HSK 3

有搞头！我们继续做下去吧。

Yǒu gǎotou! Wǒmen jìxù zuò xiàqu ba.

There is something to it! Let us keep going.

HSK 4

这个项目没什么搞头，不值得投资。

Zhège xiàngmù méishénme gǎotou, bù zhíde tóuzī.

This project has no real potential and is not worth investing in.

Tips

usage

搞头 is colloquial, typically used in 有搞头 (worth doing, promising) or 没搞头 (pointless, not worth it). Common in southern Mandarin and influenced by Cantonese.

Stroke Order

搞 gǎo

头 tóu