掉头 掉頭
掉头 掉頭 diào tóu ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ diu6 tau4 HSK 7-9
- to turn one's head
- to turn round
- to turn about
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掉
- 丢掉 丟掉 diū diào ㄉㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄠˋ diu1 diu6 to lose
- 去掉 qù diào ㄑㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ heoi3 diu6 to get rid of
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 忘掉 wàng diào ㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mong4 diu6 to forget
- 掉队 掉隊 diào duì ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ diu6 deoi2 to fall behind
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- 关掉 關掉 guān diào ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaan1 diu6 to switch off; to shut off
- 乱掉 亂掉 luàn diào ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ lyun6 diu6 messed up; in disarray; chaotic
- 做掉 zuò diào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ zou6 diu6 to kill
- 免掉 miǎn diào ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ min5 diu6 to eliminate
- 分掉 fēn diào ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ fan1 diu6 to share
- 删掉 刪掉 shān diào ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ saan1 diu6 to delete
- 刮掉 guā diào ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaat3 diu6 to scrape off
- 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào ㄅㄛ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mok1 diu6 to peel off
- 剪掉 jiǎn diào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ zin2 diu6 to cut off
- 划掉 劃掉 huà diào ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waak6 diu6 to cross out
- 吃掉 chī diào ㄔ ㄉㄧㄠˋ hek3 diu6 to eat up
- 喝掉 hē diào ㄏㄜ ㄉㄧㄠˋ hot3 diu6 to drink up
- 坏掉 壞掉 huài diào ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waai6 diu6 to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined
- 干掉 幹掉 gàn diào ㄍㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gon3 diu6 to get rid of
- 废掉 廢掉 fèi diào ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ fai3 diu6 to depose (a king)
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
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
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- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 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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我们 我們 掉头 掉頭 吧 ！
Let's turn back.
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他 开始 開始 掉头 掉頭 发 發 了 。
He is beginning to lose his hair.
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别 別 太 操心 了 ， 不然 会 會 掉头 掉頭 发 髮 的 。
Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.
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