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抱頭

bào tóu

C1–C2 Level 7

抱頭 (bào tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
  2. to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)
  3. to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).