diào tóu

Traditional: 掉頭

HSK 7–9

掉头 (diào tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about”.

Meanings

  1. 1to turn one's head
  2. 2to turn round
  3. 3to turn about

Characters in 掉头

掉diào · to fall头tóu · head

Related words

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