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低头

dī tóu · di tou

Traditional 低頭

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to bow the head
  2. to yield
  3. to give in
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Heads down

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)低头(dītóu)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    Look, everyone on the subway has their head down over their phone.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)一样(yīyàng)，你(nǐ)也(yě)在(zài)低头(dītóu)。

    You too. You are also looking down.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)地铁(dìtiě)路线(lùxiàn)！

    I am looking for the subway route!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)在(zài)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)？

    Then why are you playing a game?

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)别(bié)低头(dītóu)了(le)，看看(kànkan)窗外(chuāngwài)。

    Alright, let us both stop looking down and look out the window.

  6. Liangliang

    窗外(chuāngwài)是(shì)黑(hēi)的(de)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)地下(dìxià)呢(ne)！

    It is dark outside the window, we are underground!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

稻(dào)穗(suì)越(yuè)饱(bǎo)满(mǎn)越(yuè)低(dī)头(tóu)。

The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by zhouj1955 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)低(dī)头(tóu)看(kàn)着(zhe)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)子(zi)，一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

He lowered his head and looked at his shoes without saying a word.

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