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点头

diǎn tóu

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 點頭

What 点头 means

1. to nod

The characters in 点头

• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 汤姆点头了。
  Tāngmǔ diǎntóu le.
  Tom nodded.
• 汤姆点头同意。
  Tāngmǔ diǎntóu tóngyì.
  Tom nodded approval.

Words starting with 点头

• 点头哈腰diǎn tóu hā yāoto nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping; unctuous fawning
• 点头之交diǎn tóu zhī jiāonodding acquaintance
• 点头招呼diǎn tóu zhāo hūbeckon
• 点头咂嘴diǎn tóu zā zuǐto approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)