上头

shàng tóu · shang tou/shàng tou · shang tou

Traditional 上頭

Meaning

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shàng tóu 上頭

  1. (of alcohol) to go to one's head
  2. (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun
  3. (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time

shàng tou 上頭

  1. above
  2. on top of
  3. on the surface of

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)酒(jiǔ)喝(hē)多(duō)了(le)容(róng)易(yì)上(shàng)头(tóu)。

Drinking too much of this liquor easily goes to your head.

02

桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)头(tou)放(fàng)着(zhe)一(yì)盏(zhǎn)台(tái)灯(dēng)。

There is a desk lamp on top of the table.

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