出头 (出頭)
chū tóu
Pinyin
Definition
出头 (出頭)
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- to get out of a predicament
- to stick out
- to take the initiative
- remaining odd fraction after a division
- a little more than
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to pay
- 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
- 1 to extend
- 1 to go out
- 2 to come out
- 3 to occur
- 4 to produce
- 5 to go beyond
- 6 to rise
- 7 to put forth
- 8 to happen
- 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
- 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 1 to come out
- 2 to appear
- 3 to arise
- 1 to go out
Idioms (20)
一言既出，驷马难追
- 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一鼻孔出气
- 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
- 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仓皇出逃
- 1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
- 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
出乎意外
- 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
Sample Sentences
干嘛催你呀，你不是才三十出头。
What are they hassling you for? Aren't you only a little bit over thirty.
枪打出头鸟，你别太出风头，低调一点比较好。
Ostentatious people tend to become easy targets. Stay low-key.
枪打出头鸟
Ostentatious people tend to become easy targets.
我本来学习非常不好，但是我爸妈常告诉我“笨鸟先飞早入林”。所以我上课的时候就像只出头鸟一样，一直举手回答问题。
I didn’t do so well in my studies. But my parents always told me that I could achieve success if I work harder. So I was like a bird sticking its head out when I was in class. I kept raising my hand answering the teacher's questions.
我觉得还好。王蕾保养得很好，看起来只有三十出头，不像快奔四的人。
I think it's not that obvious. Wang Lei takes good care of herself. She looks like she's only just turned 30. Not like she's someone pushing 40.
孩子一上幼儿园就好多了，感觉像熬出头了。
When your child starts kindergarten things get much better. It feels like a breath of fresh air.
为朋友出头。他有个朋友，被老板开除了，而且一分钱薪水也没拿到。结果大个子就把人家的车给砸了，还把还把人家打得鼻青脸肿的。