低头 低頭
低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 HSK 6
- to bow the head
- to yield
- to give in
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More words with these characters
低
- 低下 dī xià ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dai1 haa6 low status
- 低估 dī gū ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨ dai1 gu2 to underestimate; to underrate
- 低价 低價 dī jià ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ dai1 gaa3 low price
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 低温 低溫 dī wēn ㄉㄧ ㄨㄣ dai1 wan1 low temperature
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- 低潮 dī cháo ㄉㄧ ㄔㄠˊ dai1 ciu4 low tide
- 低碳 dī tàn ㄉㄧ ㄊㄢˋ dai1 taan3 (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 valley
- 低迷 dī mí ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ dai1 mai4 blurred (landscape etc)
- 降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 高低 gāo dī ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ gou1 dai1 height; level; (music) pitch
- 忽高忽低 hū gāo hū dī ㄏㄨ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄉㄧ fat1 gou1 fat1 dai1 alternately soaring and plunging
- 低丘 dī qiū ㄉㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ dai1 jau1 hilly (geography)
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 低保 dī bǎo ㄉㄧ ㄅㄠˇ dai1 bou2 subsistence allowance
- 低分 dī fēn ㄉㄧ ㄈㄣ dai1 fan1 low marks
- 低利 dī lì ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧˋ dai1 lei6 low interest
- 低劣 dī liè ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ dai1 lyut3 inferior quality
- 低吟 dī yín ㄉㄧ ㄧㄣˊ dai1 jam4 to chant softly
头 頭
- 一头 一頭 yī tóu ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ jat1 tau4 one head
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- 丫头 丫頭 yā tou ㄧㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ aa1 tau4 girl
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
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- 前头 前頭 qián tou ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ cin4 tau4 in front
- 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ging6 tau4 enthusiasm
- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ hau2 tau4 oral
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄡ ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ geoi6 tau4 tycoon
- 带头 帶頭 dài tóu ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ daai3 tau4 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ hau6 tau4 behind
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 on hand
- 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ nau2 tau4 to turn one's head
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up
- 拳头 拳頭 quán tou ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ kyun4 tau4 fist
Idioms with these characters
- 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ bat1 sik1 gou1 dai1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄧ paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1 to have high standards but little ability
- 一见高低 一見高低 yī jiàn gāo dī ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ jat1 gin3 gou1 dai1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 巴头探脑 巴頭探腦 bā tóu tàn nǎo ㄅㄚ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ baa1 tau4 taam3 nou5 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
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- 笨头笨脑 笨頭笨腦 bèn tóu bèn nǎo ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄠˇ ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
- 冲昏头脑 沖昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 冲昏头脑 衝昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
Example sentences
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他们 他們 低头 低頭 盯 着 著 脚 腳 。
They stared down at their feet.
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稻穗 越 饱满 飽滿 越 低头 低頭 。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
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