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:

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English Chinese Pinyin Pronunciation
Head ( 頭 ) tóu

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Face ( 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 头 ( 舌頭 ) shé tou

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Ear ěr duo

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Nose bí zi

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Eye 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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Comments (2)

jorgeJuly 27th, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Hi Min Min, instead of Tooth i think you meant teeth, am i right?

Regards:

Jorge.

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Min Min Reply:

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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