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码头

mǎ tou

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 碼頭

What 码头 means

1. wharf; dock; quay; pier

The characters in 码头

• 码mǎ(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 伊朗的一座偏远沙漠城市、德国的冰河时期洞穴、巴西为非洲奴隶船入港所建造的石头码头，这三个新景点被联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录。
  A remote Iranian desert city, Ice Age-era caves in Germany and a stone wharf in Brazil built for arriving African slave ships are three new additions to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

Words containing 码头

• 天星码头Tiān xīng mǎ tóuStar Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
• 栈桥式码头zhàn qiáo shì mǎ toujetty; pier
• 船到码头，车到站chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhànThe ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.…

Sounds the same

Read mǎ tou, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 马头old variant of 码头