龙头 (lóng tóu): faucet; water tap; bicycle handle bar; chief (esp. of gang); boss; decision maker; (market) leader (of companies); front end of mud-flow; figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船

Word info

Pinyin

lóngtóu

Meaning

faucet; water tap; bicycle handle bar; chief (esp. of gang); boss; decision maker; (market) leader (of companies); front end of mud-flow; figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船

Characters

2

Part of speech

noun

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 水管的出水开关，装在厨房、卫生间等处，用手转动或按下即可控制水流
• 旧时指龙的头，也用来比喻一个团体或行业中最有威望、起带头作用的人或事物。