上 头

shàngtou

Meaning

(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
the top; the upper part; (its) surface
the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups

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(old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)

Example

我对这段旋律上头了。

I'm obsessed with this melody.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shàngHSK 13 strokesup; upper; above; previous tóuHSK 25 strokeshead

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