# 矛头 (máotóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 矛头 (máotóu) means “spearhead; target of criticism”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: spearhead; target of criticism
- Pinyin: máotóu (mao2 tou2)
- Traditional: 矛頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他把矛头指向了经理。
  Tā bǎ máotóu zhǐxiàng le jīnglǐ.
  He directed his criticism at the manager.

## Characters

- 矛 (máo): spear; lance; pike
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/mao-tou-spearhead/

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