tái tóu

抬 头

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v.lift up/raise one's head
- tái tóu tǐng qǐ xiōng
  抬头挺起胸
  chin up and chest out
synonym
yǎng tóu仰头 jǔ tóu举头 jǔ shǒu举首
antonym
dī tóu低头
2
v.gain ground; look up
- gǒu kě lián bā bā de tái tóu wàng zhe tā
  狗可怜巴巴地抬头望着他。
  The dog looked up at him appealingly.
- tā jìn lái shí tā dōu méi tái tóu kàn yī yǎn tā cāi xiǎng tā xīn qíng bù hǎo
  她进来时他都没抬头看一眼，她猜想他心情不好。
  When she came in, he didn't look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.
- tā zǒu guò lai dūn xia shēn tái tóu kàn zhe zhè xiē nán hái
  她走过来，蹲下身，抬头看着这些男孩。
  She came over and squatted on her heels, looking up at the boys.
synonym
áng shǒu昂首 yǎng shǒu仰首 jǔ shǒu举首
3
v.begin a new line, as a token of respect, when mentioning the addressee in a letter, official correspondence, etc.
- shū xìn tái tóu
  书信抬头
  begin a new line, as a token of respect
4
n.space on receipts, bills, etc for names of the buyer or payee
- zhī piào tái tóu xiě nǐ de míng zi
  支票抬头写你的名字？
  Shall I make the cheque out to you?

Separable word
"抬" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她一直写作业，没抬过头。
  She was doing her homework all the time and never raised her head.
- 他抬着头，认真地听老师讲话。
  He is raising his head and listening carefully to the teacher.
- 村霸已除，村民重新抬起了头。
  The village bully having been done away with, peace and quiet reigned in the village again.

抬头