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抬头

tái tóu · tai tou

Traditional 抬頭

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to raise one's head
  2. to gain ground
  3. account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)抬头(táitóu)看看(kànkan)天上(tiānshàng)。

    Dengdeng, look up at the sky.

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，今天(jīntiān)星星(xīngxing)这么(zhème)多(duō)！

    Wow, so many stars today!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)总是(zǒngshì)低头(dītóu)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    Usually you look down at your phone.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)很久(hěnjiǔ)没(méi)抬头(táitóu)了(le)。

    Yes, I haven't looked up in ages.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)抬头(táitóu)，脖子(bózi)累(lèi)不(bù)累(lèi)？

    Now that you look up, does your neck hurt?

  6. Dengdeng

    累(lèi)，我(wǒ)还是(háishi)低头(dītóu)吧(ba)。

    Yes. I'd better look down again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)抬(tái)头(tóu)看(kàn)了(le)看(kàn)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)的(de)钟(zhōng)。

He raised his head and looked at the clock on the wall.

02

请(qǐng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)抬(tái)头(tóu)写(xiě)上(shàng)你(nǐ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

Please write your name in the space for the account name here.

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