Body Parts – The Head
- The words below are the most important words used when talking about all things related to the human head.
- Some of the words may seem familiar to you. Yes, there are a few characters that we have learnt before.
- Let start with a picture view of the head:

| English | Chinese | Pinyin | Pronunciation |
| Head | 头 ( 頭 ) | tóu |
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| Face | 脸 ( 臉 ) | liǎn |
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| Cheek | 脸颊 ( 臉頰 ) | liǎn jiá |
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| Mouth | 嘴巴 / 嘴 | zuǐ ba / zuǐ |
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| Tooth | 牙齿(牙齒 ) | yá chǐ |
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| Chin | 下巴 | xià ba |
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| Tongue | 舌头 ( 舌頭 ) | shé tou |
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| Ear | 耳朵 | ěr duo |
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| Nose | 鼻子 | bí zi |
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| Eye | 眼睛 | yǎn jing |
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| Eyebrow | 眉毛 | méi mao |
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| Hair | 头发 ( 頭髮 ) | tóu fà |
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Hi Min Min, instead of Tooth i think you meant teeth, am i right?
Regards:
Jorge.
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Min Min Reply:
July 28th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Hi Jorge,
In Chinese, we do not have singular or plural form for noun.
牙齿 can be tooth or teeth. I hope I am not wrong to use tooth in this context.
Thank.
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