# 牵头 (qiāntóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 牵头 (qiāntóu) means “to take the lead; to coordinate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take the lead; to coordinate
- Pinyin: qiāntóu (qian1 tou2)
- Traditional: 牽頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个研究项目由谁来牵头？
  Zhège yánjiū xiàngmù yóu shuí lái qiāntóu?
  Who will take the lead on this research project?

## Characters

- [牵](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-lead/) (qiān): to lead (an animal); to pull
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-tou-take-lead/

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