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低头 (dī tóu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

低头 (dī tóu) is a Chinese word: to lower one's head; to bow one's head. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 低头

动 dòng verb

to lower one's head; to bow one's head

他低头看手机。

tā dī tóu kàn shǒu jī

He lowered his head to look at his phone.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low; to lower

头 tóu — head

Structure & writing
1 低 dī — low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground

低 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 氐 dī — ancient ethnic group of northwest China and Sichuan
氐 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 头 tóu — head (of a person or animal)
Xpinyin
头 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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