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抬头

tái tóu

2-character word Traditional 抬頭

What 抬头 means

1. to raise one's head; to look up
2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth
3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

The characters in 抬头

• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 抬头，挺胸。
  Chin up, chest out.
• 她抬头看着他。
  Tā táitóu kàn zhe tā.
  She lifted up her head and looked at him.
• 他抬头望着天空。
  Tā táitóu wàng zhe tiānkōng.
  He was looking upward to the sky.
• 她抬头望向天空。
  Tā táitóu wàng xiàng tiānkōng.
  She looked up at the sky.
• 他抬头挺胸走路。
  He was walking with his shoulders squared.

Words starting with 抬头

• 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

Words containing 抬头

• 龙抬头lóng tái tóuthe second day of the second lunar month, traditionally observed as the Longtaitou…
• 低头不见抬头见dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiànsee 抬头不见低头见