náo
tóu

common
idiom

Meaning of 挠头

挠头 means troublesome; perplexing; head-scratching. Pronounced náo tóu.

  • troublesome; perplexing; head-scratching

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
shù
xué
tài
nán
le
 
zhēn
ràng
rén
náo
tóu
 

This math problem is too difficult; it's really head-scratching.

Xiàng
suàn
rán
bèi
kǎn
bàn
 
jīng
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
náo
tóu
 

The project budget was suddenly cut in half, leaving the manager feeling very troubled.

chǔ
de
mǎn
 
shì
ge
náo
tóu
de
wèn
 

How to handle the customer's dissatisfaction is a perplexing problem.