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出头

chū tóu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 出頭

出头 (chū tóu) means "to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 出头 means

1. to get out of a predicament
2. to stick out
3. to take the initiative
4. remaining odd fraction after a division
5. a little more than

The characters in 出头

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Words starting with 出头

• 出头鸟chū tóu niǎoto stand out (among a group); distinguished
• 出头的椽子先烂chū tóu de chuán zi xiān lànlit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom); fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous…

Words containing 出头

• 枪打出头鸟qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎothe shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom); nonconformity gets punished
• 熬出头áo chū tóuto break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it

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