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出头

Word

to escape a hard life and become successful

Traditional
出頭

chū tóu

chu1tou2HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to escape a hard life and become successful
  2. to stick out from a surface or edge
  3. a little more than a number

Examples

  • 他吃了苦，现在终于出头了。

    tā chī le kǔ xiàn zài zhōng yú chū tóu le

    He had a hard life, but now he has finally succeeded.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 孩子二十出头，已经工作了。

    hái zi èr shí chū tóu yǐ jīng gōng zuò le

    Their child is a little over twenty and already works.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 钉子从木头里出头了。

    dīng zi cóng mù tou lǐ chū tóu le

    The nail is sticking out of the wood.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 出头

出chū头tóu

Words with 出头

出头鸟chū tóu niǎoto stand out (among a group)Word出头的椽子先烂chū tóu de chuán zi xiān lànlit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)Word熬出头áo chū tóuto break clear of all the troubles and hardshipsWord枪打出头鸟qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎothe shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)Word
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