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首 shǒu head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc
Results beginning with 首
首页 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter
首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place
首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time
首都 shǒu dū capital (city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
首席 shǒu xí chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首届 shǒu jiè first session (of a conference etc)
首选 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations
首发 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing
首饰 shǒu shì jewelry / head ornament
首家 shǒu jiā first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance
首领 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief
首位 shǒu wèi first place
首歌 shǒu gē song
首创 shǒu chuàng to create / original creation / to be the first to do sth
首款 shǒu kuǎn to confess one's crime / first model, version, kind etc (of gadgets, software, cars etc)
首相 shǒu xiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首度 shǒu dù first time
首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
首脑 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader
首富 shǒu fù richest individual / top millionaire
首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance
首长 shǒu zhǎng senior official
首轮 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc)
首付 shǒu fù down payment
首府 shǒu fǔ capital city of an autonomous region
首推 shǒu tuī to regard as the foremost / to name as a prime example / to implement for the first time
首尔 Shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
首尾 shǒu wěi head and tail
首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter
首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing
首级 shǒu jí severed head
首层 shǒu céng first floor / ground floor
首肯 shǒu kěn to give a nod of approval
首任 shǒu rèn first person to be appointed to a post
首倡 shǒu chàng to initiate
首办 shǒu bàn first organized / to run sth for the first time
首批 shǒu pī first batch
首县 shǒu xiàn principal county magistrate in imperial China
首秀 shǒu xiù debut
首邑 shǒu yì local capital / regional capital
首音 shǒu yīn onset (linguistics)
首重 shǒu zhòng to emphasize / to give the most weight to / to rank first
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首字母 shǒu zì mǔ initial letters
首映式 shǒu yìng shì premiere of a movie
首付款 shǒu fù kuǎn down payment
首日封 shǒu rì fēng first day cover (philately)
首创者 shǒu chuàng zhě creator / originator / first proponent
首尔市 Shǒu ěr Shì Seoul Metropolitan City, capital of South Korea (Chinese spelling adopted in 2005)
首尾音 shǒu wěi yīn onset and rime
首当其冲 shǒu dāng qí chōng to bear the brunt
首都机场 shǒu dū jī chǎng Beijing Airport (PEK) / also translated as Capital Airport
首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom) / second to none / outstanding
首脑会议 shǒu nǎo huì yì leadership conference / summit meeting
首席代表 shǒu xí dài biǎo chief representative
首善之区 shǒu shàn zhī qū the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city) / also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4]
首要物质  priority substance
首选武器  weapon of choice
首次出庭  initial appearance
首都剧场 Shǒu dū Jù chǎng the Capital Theater (in Beijing)
首都领地 shǒu dū lǐng dì capital territory / Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉
首尔声明 shǒu ěr shēng míng Seoul Statement
首脑会谈 shǒu nǎo huì tán summit talks / discussion between heads of state
首脑会晤 shǒu nǎo huì wù leadership meeting
首鼠两端 shǒu shǔ liǎng duān (idiom) to hesitate / to remain undecided
首尾相接 shǒu wěi xiāng jiē to join head to tail / bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
首席法官 shǒu xí fǎ guān Chief Justice
首席军官 shǒu xí jūn guān Chief Military Officer
首选药物 shǒu xuǎn yào wù drug of choice
首要任务 shǒu yào rèn wu most important task
首战告捷 shǒu zhàn gào jié to win the first battle
首席执行官 shǒu xí zhí xíng guān chief executive officer (CEO)
首要行为者  first mover
首席调解员  chief mediator
首摇敏感器  yaw sensor
首席教练员  Chief Instructor
首席协调员  chief coordinator
首席隐私官  chief privacy officer
首席联络官  Chief Liaison Officer
首次观测到  first observed
首尔特别市 Shǒu ěr Tè bié shì Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea
首席报告员 shǒu xí bào gào yuán chief rapporteur
首席辩护人 shǒu xí biàn hù rén Principal Defender
首席财务官 shǒu xí cái wù guān chief financial officer (CFO)
首席大法官 shǒu xí dà fǎ guān Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)
首席风险官 shǒu xí fēng xiǎn guān Chief Risk Officer
首席检察官 shǒu xí jiǎn chá guān Solicitor-General
首席技术官 shǒu xí jì shù guān chief technology officer (CTO)
首席羁押官 shǒu xí jī yā guān Chief Custody Officer
首席视察员 shǒu xí shì chá yuán Chief Inspector
首席书记官 shǒu xí shū jì guān Principal Registrar
首席新闻官 shǒu xí xīn wén guān Chief of Public Information
首席信息官 shǒu xí xìn xī guān chief information officer (CIO)
首席营销官 shǒu xí yíng xiāo guān chief marketing officer (CMO)
首席运营官 shǒu xí yùn yíng guān chief operating officer (COO)
首选承运人 shǒu xuǎn chéng yùn rén preferred carrier
首字母缩写 shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě acronym
首都国际机场 Shǒu dū Guó jì Jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport
首席机场干事  Chief Airfield Officer
首席执行干事  chief executive officer
首席航空干事  Chief Aviation Officer
首席行动干事  Chief Operations Officer
首席行政干事  Chief Administrative Officer
首席信息干事  Chief Information Officer
首席安保顾问  Chief Security Adviser
首次吸毒年龄  age of first drug use
首席采购干事  Chief Procurement Officer / chief of procurement
首席政治顾问  principal political adviser
首要物质清单  Priority Substances List
首席法律顾问  Principal Legal Adviser
首届环球长跑  First Earth Run
首次净捐助国  first-time net contributor country
首次公开招股 shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ initial public offering (IPO)
首次注视时间 shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān first fixation duration
首都经贸大学 Shǒu dū Jīng mào Dà xué Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing
首尔国立大学 Shǒu ěr Guó lì Dà xué Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea
首席经济学家 shǒu xí jīng jì xué jiā Chief Economist
首席谈判代表 shǒu xí tán pàn dài biǎo chief negotiator
首席选举顾问 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ gù wèn Chief Electoral Adviser
首席选举专员 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ zhuān yuán Chief Election Commissioner
首字母拚音词 shǒu zì mǔ pīn yīn cí acronym
首席军事观察员  Chief Military Observer
首脑会议参与国  Summit Countries
首席军事联络官  Chief Military Liaison Officer
首席副特别代表  Principal Deputy Special Representative / Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
首席信息技术官  Chief Information Technology Officer
首席警务观察员  Chief Police Observer
首席空中视察员  Chief Aerial Inspector
首选提供者组织  preferred provider organization
首席国家通讯员  chief national correspondent
首席武器监察员  Chief Arms Monitor
首席助理秘书长 shǒu xí zhù lǐ mì shū zhǎng Principal Assistant Secretary-General
首席军事人员干事  Chief Military Personnel Officer
首席无线电技术员  Chief Radio Technician
首次材料处理试验  first materials processing test
首席财产管理干事  Chief Property Management Officer
首席技术规范干事  Chief Technical Compliance Officer
首席信息技术干事  Chief Information Officer
首席人口普查干事  Chief Census Officer
首都经济贸易大学 Shǒu dū Jīng jì Mào yì Dà xué Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)
首席行政干事办公室  Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
首席执行干事兼秘书  CEO and Secretary
首席选举干事办公室  Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
首席法律顾问办公室 shǒu xí fǎ lu:4 gù wèn bàn gōng shì Office of the Principal Legal Adviser
首席电子数据处理干事  Chief Electronic Data-processing Officer
首席军事联络官办公室  Office of the Chief Military Liaison Officer
首席军事观察员办公室  Office of the Chief Military Observer
首脑会议后国际座谈会  International Post-Summit Colloquium
首次对流层区域观测研究  First Regional Observing Study of the Troposphere
首批空间实验室有效载荷  First Spacelab Payload
Approximate Results for 首
为首 wéi shǒu head / be headed by
回首 huí shǒu to turn around / to look back / to recollect
匕首 bǐ shǒu dagger
榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list
元首 yuán shǒu head of state
颔首 hàn shǒu to nod one's head
自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
斩首 zhǎn shǒu to behead
聚首 jù shǒu to gather / to meet
昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
页首 yè shǒu the top of the page / (word processing) page header
俯首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head
翘首 qiáo shǒu to raise one's head and look
尸首 shī shou corpse / carcass / dead body
特首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao) / abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官
部首 bù shǒu radical of a Chinese character
埋首 mái shǒu to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)
左首 zuǒ shǒu left-hand side
叩首 kòu shǒu to kowtow / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
祸首 huò shǒu chief offender / main culprit
右首 yòu shǒu right-hand side
匪首 fěi shǒu bandit
魁首 kuí shǒu chief / first / brightest and best
顿首 dùn shǒu kowtow
门首 mén shǒu doorway / gate / entrance
船首 chuán shǒu ship's bow
岁首 suì shǒu start of the year
皓首 hào shǒu white head of hair / fig. old person
字首 zì shǒu prefix
案首 àn shǒu candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
螭首 chī shǒu hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)
馘首 guó shǒu (of a headhunter) to sever a head
缳首 huán shǒu death by hanging
会首 huì shǒu head of a society / sponsor of an organization
舰首 jiàn shǒu bow of a warship
界首 Jiè shǒu Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
吉首 Jí shǒu Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Henan
疾首 jí shǒu extremely angry / infuriated / enraged / headache caused by anger
句首 jù shǒu start of phrase or sentence
居首 jū shǒu leading / in first place / top of the list
开首 kāi shǒu beginning / start / opening / in the beginning / to start / to open
面首 miàn shǒu handsome male companion / gigolo
铺首 pū shǒu holder for door knocker
上首 shàng shǒu seat of honor / first place
石首 Shí shǒu Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
枭首 xiāo shǒu to behead
旬首 xún shǒu start of a ten day period
陨首 yǔn shǒu to offer one's life in sacrifice
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刊首语 kān shǒu yǔ foreword / preface
何首乌 hé shǒu wū Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
前首相 qián shǒu xiàng former prime minister
美首鲽  witch flounder
开首语  chapeau / heading / introductory paragraph
回页首 huí yè shǒu hyperlink to top of webpage
界首市 Jiè shǒu shì Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
吉首市 Jí shǒu shì Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Henan
石首市 Shí shǒu shì Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
石首鱼 shí shǒu yú drum / croaker
岘首山 Xiàn shǒu shān Mt Xianshou in Hubei
罪魁祸首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster
痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth)
国家元首 guó jiā yuán shǒu head of state
昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng head high, chest out (idiom) / to keep up one's spirits / in fine mettle (of animal)
白首齐眉 bái shǒu qí méi (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr bowed head and ears glued (idiom) / docile and obedient / at sb's beck and call
皓首苍颜 hào shǒu cāng yán white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom) / decrepit old age
祸首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster
马首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān to follow blindly (idiom) / to take as one's only guide
蓬首垢面 péng shǒu gòu miàn lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face / of unkempt appearance (idiom)
群龙无首 qún lóng wú shǒu lit. a thunder of dragons without a head / fig. a group lacking a leader
枭首示众 xiāo shǒu shì zhòng to behead sb and display the head in public
斩首行动  decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike
行政首长  executive head
起首部分  chapeau / heading / introductory paragraph
部落首领  traditional leader
低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
防务首长 fáng wù shǒu zhǎng Chiefs of Defence
俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
俯首倾耳 fǔ shǒu qīng ěr to bend one's head and listen attentively (idiom)
颔首微笑 hàn shǒu wēi xiào to nod and smile
颔首之交 hàn shǒu zhī jiāo nodding acquaintance
翘居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom) / preeminent / outstanding
翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await
搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
身首异处 shēn shǒu yì chù to be decapitated (idiom)
尸首抽搐 shī shou chōu chù cadaveric
政府首脑 zhèng fǔ shǒu nǎo head of state / government leader
唐诗三百首 Táng shī sān bǎi shǒu Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1]
行首尾标志  row marker
联邦首都区  Federal Capital Territory
部首编排法 bù shǒu biān pái fǎ dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals
不首先使用 bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU
圖窮匕首見 tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàn see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4]
帧首定界符 zhēn shǒu dìng jiè fú start frame delimiter (SFD)
非欧首脑会议  Africa-Europe Summit
社发首脑会议  World Summit for Social Development / Social Summit
世界首脑会议  world summit conference
南方首脑会议  South Summit
警察部门首长  Head of Police Component
亚非首脑会议  Asian-African Summit
非斯首脑会议  Fez Summit Conference
阿奇首脑会议  Summit of the Arch
美苏首脑会谈  United States-Soviet Summit Meeting
苏美首脑会议  Soviet-United States Summit Meeting
美洲首脑会议  Summit of the Americas
欧非首脑会议  Euro-African Summit
国家元首属区  sovereign sites
副首席羁押官 fù shǒu xí jī yā guān Deputy Chief Custody Officer
国家元首论坛 guó jiā yuán shǒu lùn tán heads of States forum
国立首尔大学 Guó lì Shǒu ěr Dà xué Seoul National University SNU
军事部门首长 jūn shì bù mén shǒu zhǎng Head of Military Component
眼斑拟石首鱼 yǎn bān nǐ shí shǒu yú redfish / red drum
尼亚美首脑会议  Niamey Summit Conference
哈拉雷首脑会议  Harare Summit
行政首长协调会  United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination / Chief Executives Board
宗教间首脑会议  Interfaith Summit
当然首席副主席  Ex officio Senior Vice-Chairman
扎耶德首脑会议  Zayed Summit
莫斯科首脑会议  Moscow Summit
大西洋首脑会议  Atlantic Summit
副首席法律顾问  Deputy Principal Legal Adviser
北京首都体育馆 běi jīng shǒu dū tǐ yù guǎn Capital
副首席军事观察员  Deputy Chief Military Observer
非洲联盟首脑会议  African Union summit
八国集团首脑会议  Group of Eight Summit
伦敦经济首脑会议  London Economic Summit
日本经济首脑会议  Japan Economic Summit
芒特阿布首脑会议  Mt. Abu Summit
地球问题首脑会议  Earth Summit
卡塔赫纳首脑会议  Cartagena Summit
东京经济首脑会议  Tokyo Economic Summit
行政首长保护小组  Executive Protection Group
非洲经济首脑会议  African Economic Summit
法语国家首脑会议  Francophone Summit of Heads of State and Government
世界粮食首脑会议  World Food Summit
巴黎经济首脑会议  Paris Economic Summit
美洲首脑会议进程  Summits of the Americas Process
不首先使用核武器  non first use of nuclear weapons / non first use
萨格勒布首脑会议  Zagreb summit
南方首脑会议宣言  Declaration of the South Summit
南北朝鲜首脑会议  Inter-Korean summit
安塔利亚首脑会议  Antalya Summit
亚丁首脑会议协定  Aden Summit Meeting Agreement
美洲特别首脑会议  Special Summit of the Americas
阿拉木图首脑会议  Almaty summit
东盟警察首长协会  ASEAN Association of Heads of Police
澳大利亚首都特区 Aò dà lì yà Shǒu dū Tè qū Australian Capital Territory
工业化七国首脑会议  Summit of the Group of Seven Industrialized Countries
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