出
头

To get out of a predicament in Chinese: 出头 (chū tóu)

chū tóu

to get out of a predicament

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 出頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to get out of a predicament
  2. 2to stick out
  3. 3to take the initiative
  4. 4remaining odd fraction after a division
  5. 5a little more than

Stroke order

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出
头

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

出头

Simplified

出頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他努力了这么多年，终于出头了。

    tā nǔ lì le zhè me duō nián， zhōng yú chū tóu le。

    After working hard for so many years, he finally got ahead.

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Related words

出

chū

to go out

头

tóu

head

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chū fā

to set off

出生

chū shēng

to be born

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

出版

chū bǎn

to publish

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

出色

chū sè

remarkable

出席

chū xí

to attend

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