头部

• Pinyin: tóu bù
• Hanzi breakdown: 头 = head; 部 = 阝(mound) + 咅 — part, section

Meaning

Head; head region; top part; leading position.

The anatomical head or the top/leading portion of something. In business contexts, refers to top-tier or leading entities (头部企业 = top companies). Common in medical and corporate language.

Examples

1. 车祸中他的头部受了重伤，还在重症监护室。 He suffered a serious head injury in the car accident and is still in the ICU.
2. 头部企业已经占据了市场百分之八十的份额。 Leading companies have already captured eighty percent of the market share.
3. 做CT检查时请不要移动头部。 Please don't move your head during the CT scan.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, business, anatomy

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 头部受伤。(Head injury.)
• 头部企业。(Leading companies.)

Don't Say

• 在日常口语中用'头部'代替'头' (In casual speech, just say 头 — 头部 sounds overly formal)

Origin & History

头 means head, 部 means part/section — the head part.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal