ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.bow/lower/hang one's head

    • tā dàng shí zhàn zài wǒ chuáng biān dī tóu níng shì zhe wǒ

      当时床边低头凝视

      She was standing beside my bed staring down at me.

    • tā tòng kǔ de dī tóu kàn zhe zì jǐ de pán zi

      痛苦低头自己盘子

      He looked miserably down at his plate.

    • tā xùn sù zhuǎn yí mù guāng dī tóu dīng zhe zì jǐ de shuāng shǒu

      迅速转移目光低头自己双手

      She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands.

  • 2

    v.metasubmit; yield; give in to

    • tā zài rèn hé kùn nán miàn qián dōu bù huì dī tóu

      任何困难面前低头

      He never bows to difficulties.

    • bù yào xiàng yā lì dī tóu

      压力低头

      Never bow to pressure.

    • zhèng fǔ bù dé bù xiàng gōng zhòng de yā lì dī tóu

      政府不得不公众压力低头

      The government had to bow to public pressure.

Word usage

  • "低" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 一直说话

      He kept his head down and his mouth shut.

    • 困难面前从来没有

      He never yielded in the face of difficulties.

    • 那个罪犯罪证面前终于

      The criminal finally bowed his head in face of the evidence of his crimes.