1.to treat the symptoms2.reactive (rather than proactive)
1.lucid2.clear-headed3.sensible
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
1.top-heavy2.fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
1.skeleton2.skinny person3.a mere skeleton
to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
key enterprises; leading enterprises
1.big boss2.leader of a group3.dominant (position)
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
1.to be unable to make any sense of the matter2.to be at a loss
枪打出头鸟槍打出頭鳥 1.the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)2.nonconformity gets punished
1.lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)2.fig. to pound the ground with one's head
万事开头难萬事開頭難 1.every beginning is difficult (idiom)2.getting started is always the hardest part
吃人不吐骨头吃人不吐骨頭 1.ruthless2.vicious and greedy
摸着石头过河摸著石頭過河 1.to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)2.to advance cautiously, step by step3.to feel one's way forward
不是冤家不聚头不是冤家不聚頭 1.destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)2.(often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
强龙不压地头蛇強龍不壓地頭蛇 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
抬头不见低头见抬頭不見低頭見 (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
浪子回头金不换浪子回頭金不換 a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
old variant of 码头[mǎ tou]
variant of 头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
低头不见抬头见低頭不見抬頭見 see 抬头不见低头见[tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn]
variant of 出风头[chū fēng tou]
see 搔首弄姿[sāo shǒu nòng zī]
see 无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]
see 白头偕老[bái tóu xié lǎo]
see 挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
see 头昏目眩[tóu hūn mù xuàn]
牛头不对马嘴牛頭不對馬嘴 see 驴唇不对马嘴[chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]
a surly, irascible person
to get a haircut; to give sb a haircut
(of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels