head-on; face-to-face
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
head-on; face-to-face; directly opposite
Describes encountering something or someone directly in one's path, often unexpectedly. Commonly used with verbs like 碰 (bump into), 撞 (collide), or with 风 (wind) to mean headwind.
Yī一
chū出
hú胡
tòng同
，
dǐng顶
tóu头
pèng碰
shàng上
le了
Lǐ李
dà大
mā妈
。
As soon as I left the alley, I ran head-on into Aunt Li.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
dǐng顶
tóu头
fēng风
，
qí骑
chē车
tè特
bié别
lèi累
。
There's a headwind today, so cycling is especially tiring.
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Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
zài在
guǎi拐
jiǎo角
chù处
dǐng顶
tóu头
zhuàng撞
shàng上
le了
。
The two people collided head-on at the corner.