出
风
头

To push oneself forward in Chinese: 出风头 (chū fēng tou)

chū fēng tou

to push oneself forward

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 出風頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to push oneself forward
  2. 2to seek fame
  3. 3to be in the limelight
  4. 4same as 出锋头

Stroke order

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出
风
头

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄈㄥ

fēng

ㄈ/ fㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

˙ㄊㄡ

tou

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄡ/ ou

Simplified & traditional

出风头

Simplified

出風頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 出风头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他总是喜欢在大家面前出风头。

    tā zǒng shì xǐ huan zài dà jiā miàn qián chū fēng tou。

    He always likes to show off in front of everyone.

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Related words

出

chū

to go out

风

fēng

wind

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

风景

fēng jǐng

scenery

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

出版

chū bǎn

to publish

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

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