HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice

掉头

diàotóu

to turn around; to make a U-turn

前面没有路了,我们掉头回去吧。

Qiánmiàn méiyǒu lùle, wǒmen diàotóu huíqù ba。

There's no road ahead, so let's turn around and go back.

← 掉队diàoduì 爹diē →
头 tóu head; first; measure for livestock 头发 tóufa hair (on the head) 点头 diǎntóu to nod 掉 diào to fall; to drop; to lose 馒头 mántou steamed bun (mántou) 抬头 táitóu to look up; to raise one's head 头痛 tóutòng headache; to have a headache 低头 dītóu to bow one's head; to lower one's head; to yield 里头 lǐtou inside; in; within (里头) 木头 mùtou wood; log; timber; wood (木头) 石头 shítou stone; rock 头 tou suffix (in words like 石头, 骨头); head; first
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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