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埋头

mái tóu

2-character word Traditional 埋頭

What 埋头 means

1. to immerse oneself in
2. engrossed in sth
3. to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
4. countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)

The characters in 埋头

• 埋máito bury
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 他整天都在埋头埋脑地看小说，连饭也没有吃。
  Tā zhěngtiān dōu zài máitóu mái nǎo de kàn xiǎoshuō, lián fàn yě méiyǒu chī.
  He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.

Words starting with 埋头

• 埋头苦干mái tóu kǔ gànto bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort…