掉
头

To turn one's head in Chinese: 掉头 (diào tóu)

diào tóu

to turn one's head

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

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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掉
头

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

掉头

Simplified

掉頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 前面是死路，我们得掉头往回走。

    qián miàn shì sǐ lù， wǒ men dé diào tóu wǎng huí zǒu。

    There is a dead end ahead, so we have to turn around and go back.

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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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