turn one's head; turn away
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to turn one's head
Literally turning the head, often to look in another direction.
Tīng听
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
niǔ扭
tóu头
kàn看
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
。
Hearing someone call him, he turned his head and took a look.
Tā她
shēng生
qì气
de地
niǔ扭
guò过
tóu头
，
bù不
zài再
shuō说
huà话
。
She angrily turned her head away and stopped talking.
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Tā他
niǔ扭
tóu头
jiù就
zǒu走
，
liú留
xià下
wǒ我
men们
miàn面
miàn面
xiāng相
qù觑
。
He turned away and left, leaving us looking at each other in bewilderment.
verb
to turn around; to walk away
Often implies an abrupt or decisive action of turning one's body to leave.
Dà大
mā妈
èr二
huà话
méi没
shuō说
，
niǔ扭
tóu头
jiù就
zǒu走
。
Without saying another word, the old woman turned and walked away.
Tā他
shòu受
le了
wěi委
qu屈
，
niǔ扭
tóu头
jiù就
lí离
kāi开
le了
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
。
Feeling wronged, he turned around and left the office.
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Yì意
jiàn见
bù不
hé合
，
tā他
niǔ扭
tóu头
jiù就
chōng冲
chū出
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
Disagreeing with the opinion, he turned and rushed out of the meeting room.