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牵头

qiān tóu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 牽頭

牵头 (qiān tóu) means "to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 牵头 means

1. to lead (an animal by the head)
2. to take the lead
3. to coordinate (a combined operation)
4. to mediate
5. a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

The characters in 牵头

• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

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