首

首 shǒu in a sentence

Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 36 sentences

首 (shǒu) means Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music). Below are 24 of the 36 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他唱了一 首 老歌。

Tā chàng le yì shǒu lǎo gē.

He sang an old song.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 首

会上他 首 先介绍了自己。

Huì shàng tā shǒuxiān jièshào le zìjǐ.

At the meeting he introduced himself first.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 首

这 首 诗很美。

Zhè shǒu shī hěn měi.

This poem is beautiful.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诗

她很少戴 首 饰。

Tā hěn shǎo dài shǒushì.

She rarely wears jewellery.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首饰

请播放下一 首 歌。

Qǐng bōfàng xià yì shǒu gē.

Please play the next song.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 播放

这 首 诗气势豪迈。

Zhè shǒu shī qìshì háomài.

This poem has a bold and heroic spirit.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 豪迈

这 首 曲子很好听。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi hěn hǎotīng.

This tune is lovely.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 曲子

这 首 歌今年很流行。

Zhè shǒu gē jīnnián hěn liúxíng.

This song is very popular this year.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 流行

北京是中国的 首 都。

Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.

Beijing is the capital of China.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首都

首 先我要感谢大家。

Shǒuxiān wǒ yào gǎnxiè dàjiā.

First of all I want to thank everyone.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首先

这 首 诗赞美了母亲。

Zhè shǒu shī zànměi le mǔqīn.

This poem praises mothers.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赞美

这 首 曲子充满激情。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi chōngmǎn jīqíng.

This piece of music is full of passion.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 激情

安全是 首 要的问题。

Ānquán shì shǒuyào de wèntí.

Safety is the primary concern.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首要

这 首 歌唱得很有感情。

Zhè shǒu gē chàng de hěn yǒu gǎnqíng.

This song is sung with real feeling.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 感情

我们打算去 首 都参观。

Wǒmen dǎsuàn qù shǒudū cānguān.

We plan to visit the capital.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首都

首 先要端正学习态度。

Shǒuxiān yào duānzhèng xuéxí tàidù.

The first thing is to get your attitude to study right.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 端正

这 首 歌的节奏很轻快。

Zhè shǒu gē de jiézòu hěn qīngkuài.

The rhythm of this song is light and brisk.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 节奏

两国元 首 举行了会谈。

Liǎng guó yuánshǒu jǔxíng le huìtán.

The heads of the two states held talks.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 元首

教练调整了 首 发阵容。

Jiàoliàn tiáozhěng le shǒufā zhènróng.

The coach changed the starting line-up.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容

这是一 首 壮丽的乐曲。

Zhè shì yì shǒu zhuànglì de yuèqǔ.

This is a majestic piece of music.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 壮丽

首 先要做的是准备材料。

Shǒuxiān yào zuò de shì zhǔnbèi cáiliào.

The first thing to do is prepare the documents.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首先

这 首 歌在民间广泛流传。

Zhè shǒu gē zài mínjiān guǎngfàn liúchuán.

This song is widely sung among the people.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 流传

这些 首 饰是奶奶留下的。

Zhèxiē shǒushì shì nǎinai liúxià de.

This jewellery was left by her grandmother.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首饰

首 要任务是把人救出来。

Shǒuyào rènwu shì bǎ rén jiù chūlái.

The first task is to get the people out.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首要

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首 appears in 36 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 首 used in a sentence?

This page shows 36 sentences using 首 (shǒu, "Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 首 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 首 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 首 an HSK word?

Yes — 首 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 首?

The dictionary page for 首 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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