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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.pop one's head in; crane one's head
他从窗口探头看了一下,屋内不见有人。
He popped her head into the window and saw nobody in the room.
有人从门口探头。
Somebody popped his head in at the door.
孩子们探头往前看发生了什么事。
The children craned forward to see what was happening.
synonym
- 2
n.probe; detector
探测仪的探头该换新的了。
It's time for the probe of the detector to be replaced.
synonym
Word usage
- Separable word"探" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他在门口探着头张望。
He is craning his neck and looking around at the door.
那个人在门口探过好几次头了。
The man has craned his head at the door several times.
他从窗口探出头来。
He cranes his neck out of the window.
- common measure word"探头" is often matched with measure word "个".
一个探头
one probe