埋头 (mái tóu): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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埋头
埋头 (mái tóu): To bury one's head (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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埋 • mái • to bury, to cover up • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
mái
埋
to bury, to cover up
头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
tóu
头
head; top, end; first
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More common words that include characters from 埋头.
Words with
埋
埋伏
mái fú
ambush; lie in wait
埋怨
mán yuàn
complain; blame; grumble
埋没
mái mò
bury; cover up
埋葬
mái zàng
bury
埋藏
mái cáng
Bury / conceal
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
work hard without pause
掩埋
yǎn mái
to bury
活埋
huó mái
bury alive
Words with
头
头发
tóu fa
hair
头痛
tóu tòng
headache; to have a headache
抬头
tái tóu
to raise one's head
点头
diǎn tóu
to nod
低头
dī tóu
to bow the head
木头
mù tou
wood; log; timber
石头
shí tou
rock; stone
里头
lǐ tou
inside
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Example Sentences with 埋头
tā
他
mái
埋
tóu
头
dú
读
shū
书
，
méi
没
yǒu
有
zhù
注
yì
意
dào
到
shí
时
jiān
间
。
He buried his head in reading and didn't notice the time.
tā
她
mái
埋
tóu
头
gōng
工
zuò
作
，
lián
连
wǔ
午
fàn
饭
dōu
都
wàng
忘
le
了
chī
吃
。
She immersed herself in work and even forgot to eat lunch.
