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枕头

pillow

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zhen3tou5 • zhěntou

Meaning

Primary

pillow

Mnemonic

枕头 Pillow refers to the 枕 pillow that your 头 head rests on. But the fact that it is for your 头 head is fairly obvious, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage

我 的 枕头 很 软。

My pillow is very soft.

你 需要 换 一 个 新 的 枕头。

You need to change to a new pillow.

这 个 枕头 很 舒服。

This pillow is very comfortable.