点
头

To nod in Chinese: 点头 (diǎn tóu)

diǎn tóu

to nod

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 點頭2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to nod

Stroke order

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点
头

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

点头

Simplified

點頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 点头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 汤姆点头了。

    tāng mǔ diǎn tóu le。

    Tom nodded.

  • 我点头以示鼓励。

    wǒ diǎn tóu yǐ shì gǔ lì。

    I nodded encouragingly.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

标点

biāo diǎn

punctuation

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

观点

guān diǎn

point of view

罐头

guàn tou

tin

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