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荐头店

jiàn tou diàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
job agency (arch.) / employment shop
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3320e9c1687159ad. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

薦頭店 荐头店 [jian4 tou5 dian4] /job agency (arch.)/employment shop/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 薦頭店

  • 荐
    jiàn

    to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 店
    diàn

    inn / old-style hotel (CL:家[jiā]) / (bound form) shop / store

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.