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头绪
tóu xù
t+óu·2nd tonex+ǜ·4th tone
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I'm getting nowhere.
没头绪。
Synonyms
Synonyms
brains · mind · skull · (fig.) gist (of a matter) · leader · boss头脑tóu nǎostart and development · thread (of a story) · general outline · clue端绪duān xùboundary · clue · indication · to obtain clues · to infer端倪duān nígeneral facial appearance; features · arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing) · rough sketch or general idea of things眉目méi mùtrail · clues · thread (of a story)线索xiàn suǒto begin to take shape · to be about to materialize有眉目yǒu méi mù
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