turn one's head; turn around (vehicle)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to turn one's head
neutralDescribes a person turning their head, often to look at something behind or to the side.
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.
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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.
verb
to turn around; to reverse direction
neutralUsed for vehicles, boats, or other objects making a U-turn or reversing their direction of travel.
Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
shì是
dān单
xíng行
dào道
，
bù不
néng能
diào掉
tóu头
。
This road is one-way; you cannot make a U-turn.
Sī司
jī机
bǎ把
chē车
kāi开
dào到
lù路
kǒu口
diào掉
le了
gè个
tóu头
。
The driver drove to the intersection and turned the car around.
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Chuán船
zài在
jiāng江
xīn心
diào掉
tóu头
，
wǎng往
huí回
kāi开
。
The boat turned around in the middle of the river and headed back.
Yīn因
wèi为
shī施
gōng工
，
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
xū需
yào要
zài在
qián前
fāng方
diào掉
tóu头
。
Due to construction, the bus needs to turn around ahead.