tàn tóu
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  • 1

    v.pop one's head in; crane one's head

    • tā cóng chuāng kǒu tàn tóu kàn le yī xià wū nèi bù jiàn yǒu rén

      窗口探头不见

      He popped her head into the window and saw nobody in the room.

    • yǒu rén cóng mén kǒu tàn tóu

      有人门口探头

      Somebody popped his head in at the door.

    • hái zi men tàn tóu wǎng qián kàn fā shēng le shén me shì

      孩子探头发生什么

      The children craned forward to see what was happening.

  • 2

    n.probe; detector

    • tàn cè yí de tàn tóu gāi huàn xīn de le

      探测仪探头换新

      It's time for the probe of the detector to be replaced.

Word usage

  • "探" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 门口张望

      He is craning his neck and looking around at the door.

    • 那个门口

      The man has craned his head at the door several times.

    • 窗口

      He cranes his neck out of the window.

  • "探头" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 探头

      one probe

Chinese words with pinyin tan tou