| 草字头儿 | cao3 zi4 tou2 er5 | grass radical 艹 |
| 荐头店 | jian4 tou5 dian4 | employment shop |
| 蒙头转向 | meng1 tou2 zhuan3 xiang4 | utterly confused |
| 蓝刺头硷 | lan2 ci4 tou2 jian3 | echinopsine |
| 蓬头垢面 | peng2 tou2 gou4 mian4 | bad appearance |
| 蓬头跣足 | peng2 tou2 xian3 zu2 | unkempt |
| 街头篮球 | jie1 tou2 lan2 qiu2 | street basketball |
| 誓不低头 | shi4 bu4 di1 tou2 | to vow not to bow |
| 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 | che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2 | It will be all right on the night. |
| 过头话 | guo4 tou2 hua4 | exaggeration |
| 迎头儿 | ying2 tou2 er5 | directly |
| 迎头打击 | ying2 tou2 da3 ji1 | to hit head on |
| 避避风头 | bi4 bi4 feng1 tou2 | to lie low until the fuss dies down |