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掉头 (diào tóu) – to turn one's head

diào tóu

to turn one's head

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 掉頭0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to turn one's head
  2. 2to turn round
  3. 3to turn about

Simplified & traditional

掉头

Simplified

掉頭

Traditional

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Related words

掉

diào

to fall

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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