English translation of '劈头'

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1. (= 朝头上) right on the head
2. (= 迎面) in one's face
   ⇒ 我一出门,劈头遇上了老王。 (Wǒ yī chūmén, pītóu yùshàngle Lǎo Wáng.) As soon as I went out, I came face to face with Lao Wang.
3. (= 开头) at the very start
   ⇒ 他劈头第一句话就问出了什么事。 (Tā pītóu dìyī jù huà jiù wèn chūle shénme shì.) His first words were to ask what was up.