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Definition(s) for: 有头有尾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有头有尾 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi - where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- to carry things through
- I started, so I'll finish.

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 62,503 90,410 72,393

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
tou- suffix for nouns
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
wěi- tail
- remainder
- remnant
- extremity
- sixth of the 28 constellations
- classifier for fish
- horse's tail
- pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Other Words Containing 有头有尾

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有头有尾 - - 62,503 90,410 72,393