Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
头上
tóushàng
Description
“头上”的意思是在头的上面，或者身体的上部。
The meaning of "头上" is above the head, or the upper part of the body.
我们常常说“头上有一片蓝天”，也可以说责任落在某个人头上。
We often say "头上有一片蓝天" (there is a blue sky above the head), and we can also say responsibility falls on someone's 头上.
Meanings
头上tóushàng
on or above one's head
她头上戴着一顶红帽子。
She is wearing a red hat on her head.
头上tóushàng
overhead; up above
头上是一片蓝天。
Above is a blue sky.
头上tóushàng
falling on or attributed to someone
这个责任落在了我头上。
This responsibility falls on me.
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Notes
- Etymology
头 (head) + 上 (on/above), a location phrase meaning 'on the head'.
- Nuance
figuratively used for blame or duty landing on a particular person.
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