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tóu
头
🐄Intermediate
Meaning
Classifier for large animals, especially livestock like cattle, pigs, and elephants.
💡 Memory Tip
头 is for big animals you'd see on a farm. Big animal = 头!
Examples
一头牛
yī tóu niú
one cow
三头猪
sān tóu zhū
three pigs
Common Nouns Used With
牛niúcow / ox
猪zhūpig
大象dà xiàngelephant
羊yángsheep / goat
驴lǘdonkey
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