低頭

dītóu

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word

低頭 (dītóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to bow the head”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

他難過得低下了頭。

He lowered his head in sadness.

Related words at this level

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).