Madarin Chinese Vocabulary: Body Parts - The Head

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Qiu Gui Su
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    Updated on January 26, 2019

    Learn the Mandarin Chinese names of the parts of the human head, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.

    Head

    China - Yunnan - Xishuangbanna - A Monks Gets His Head Shaven.

    Corbis/Getty Images

    English: Head
    Pinyin: tóu
    Traditional Chinese: 頭
    Simplified Chinese: 头​​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Forehead

    Forehead touching. Kevin Liu / Getty Images

    English: Forehead
    Pinyin: étóu
    Traditional Chinese: 額 頭
    Simplified Chinese: 额 头​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Hair

    Women of the Dong people from Sanjiang. Keren Su / Getty Images

    English: Hair
    Pinyin: tóu fa
    Traditional Chinese: 頭 髮
    Simplified Chinese: 头 发​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Ears

    China - Beijing - Group of girls wearing cat ears in the Shichahai.

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    English: Ear
    Pinyin: ěrduo
    Chinese: 耳 朵​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Eyes

    Woman's eye. Idea Images / Getty Images

    English: Eye
    Pinyin: yǎn jīng
    Chinese: 眼 睛​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Eyelashes

    Eyelash. Yifei Fang / Getty Images

    English: Eyelashes
    Pinyin: jié máo
    Chinese: 睫毛​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Eyebrows

    Eyebrows. visionchina / Getty Images

    English: Eyebrows
    Pinyin: méi mao
    Chinese: 眉毛​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Nose

    A woman nips the nose of a waxwork at Madame Tussauds Shanghai. China Photos / Getty Images

    English: Nose
    Pinyin: bízi
    Chinese: 鼻子​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Cheeks

    Bride dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, looking at camera as groom kisses her on the cheek.

    James Hardy / PhotoAlto / Getty Images

    English: Cheeks
    Pinyin: liǎn jiá
    Traditional Chinese: 臉頰
    Simplified Chinese: 脸颊​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Mouth

    Feeding a ring-tailed lemur from her mouth.

    VCG/Getty Images

    English: Mouth
    Pinyin: zuǐ bā
    Chinese: 嘴巴​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Teeth

    Teeth brushing. Paul Burns / Getty Images

    English: Teeth
    Pinyin: yá chǐ
    Traditional Chinese: 牙齒
    Simplified Chinese: 牙齿​

    Audio Pronunciation

    Gums

    Big, bright smile. gmatsuno / Getty Images

    English: Gums
    Pinyin: yá yín
    Traditional Chinese: 牙齦
    Simplified Chinese: 牙龈​

    Audio Pronunciation

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