Meaning of 掉头
掉头 means to turn one's head; to turn around; to reverse direction. Pronounced diào tóu. HSK 7-9.
- to turn one's head
- to turn around; to reverse direction
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
diào掉
tóu头
kàn看
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
。
Hearing someone call him, he immediately turned his head to look.
Tā她
diào掉
tóu头
jiù就
zǒu走
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
méi没
shuō说
。
She turned around and left without saying a word.
Diào掉
tóu头
yī一
kàn看
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
yī一
zhī只
māo猫
。
Turning to look, it turned out to be a cat.