抬
头

To raise one's head in Chinese: 抬头 (tái tóu)

tái tóu

to raise one's head

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 抬頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to raise one's head
  2. 2to gain ground
  3. 3account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

Stroke order

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抬
头

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ㄊㄞˊ

tái

ㄊ/ tㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

抬头

Simplified

抬頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 听到有人叫他，他抬头看了看。

    tīng dào yǒu rén jiào tā， tā tái tóu kàn le kàn。

    Hearing someone call him, he raised his head to look.

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Related words

抬

tái

to lift

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

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

里头

lǐ tou

inside

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