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领头

lǐng tóu

2-character word Traditional 領頭

What 领头 means

1. to take the lead
2. to be first to start

The characters in 领头

• 领lǐngneck; collar; to lead
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 日本是世界高科技产业的领头人。
  Rìběn shì shìjiè gāokējì chǎnyè de lǐngtóu rén.
  Japan is a leader in the world's high-tech industry.
• 虽然公山羊羔经常因为无法产奶而被淘汰，但有时它们会被阉割，并作为「阉羊」留在羊群中。这种脖子上挂着铃铛的「领头羊」通常是羊群的领袖。
  Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

Words starting with 领头

• 领头羊lǐng tóu yángbellwether