低
头

To bow the head in Chinese: 低头 (dī tóu)

dī tóu

to bow the head

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 低頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to bow the head
  2. 2to yield
  3. 3to give in

Stroke order

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低
头

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧ

dī

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

低头

Simplified

低頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 低头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他低头看着自己的手机。

    tā dī tóu kàn zhe zì jǐ de shǒu jī。

    He lowered his head and looked at his phone.

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Related words

低

dī

low

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

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