dǎo tóu

倒 头

Level:

SW HSK 5

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1
v.lie down; touch the pillow
- zhǐ yào yī zuò wán gōng zuò wǒ jiù dǎo tóu dà shuì
  只要一做完工作，我就倒头大睡。
  As soon as I finished working, I could just lie down and fall asleep.
2
v.dialinfmlderogrudedie
- tā yī dǎo tóu tā de fáng zi jiù bèi pāi mài le
  她一倒头，她的房子就被拍卖了。
  As soon as she died, her house was auctioned off.

Separable word
"倒" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 倒了头就睡了。
  He fell asleep right away after lying down.

倒头