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低头

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2-character word Traditional 低頭

What 低头 means

1. to bow the head
2. to yield
3. to give in

The characters in 低头

• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 他们低头盯着脚。
  Tāmen dītóu dīng zhe jiǎo.
  They stared down at their feet.
• 稻穗越饱满越低头。
  Dàosuì yuè bǎomǎn yuè dītóu.
  The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

Words starting with 低头

• 低头认罪dī tóu rèn zuìto bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt; to admit one's guilt
• 低头族dī tóu zúsmartphone addicts
• 低头不见抬头见dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiànsee 抬头不见低头见

Words containing 低头

• 抬头不见低头见tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly