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扭头

扭头 (niǔ tóu): Turn one's head / Turn around (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

扭头 consists of 2 characters.

to twist; to turn; to wrench

head; top, end; first

Word Info

Pinyinniǔ tóu

MeaningTurn one's head / Turn around

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word扭头

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3.

How to Use 扭头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 扭头 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith不理

niǔ扭

tóu头

bù不

lǐ理

neutral

turn away and ignore

Adverb + Verbwith猛地

měng猛

de地

niǔ扭

tóu头

Verb + Complementwith一看

niǔ扭

tóu头

yī一

kàn看

Verb + Adverbwith就走

niǔ扭

tóu头

jiù就

zǒu走

4.

Example Sentences with 扭头

tā他

niǔ扭

tóu头

kàn看

wǒ我

。

He turned his head to look at me.

neutral

turn one's head suddenly

neutral

turn one's head to look

neutral

turn around and leave immediately

tā他

tīng听

dào到

shēn身

hòu后

de的

jiǎo脚

bù步

shēng声

，

jǐng警

tì惕

dì地

niǔ扭

tóu头

chá查

kàn看

。

Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned his head vigilantly to check.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

niǔ扭

tóu头

huí回

yìng应

lín邻

zuò座

de的

dī低

shēng声

xún询

wèn问

。

During the formal meeting, he did not turn his head to respond to the low-voiced inquiry from the person next to him.

tīng听

dào到

yǒu有

rén人

jiào叫

tā他

de的

míng名

zì字

，

tā他

lì立

kè刻

niǔ扭

tóu头

huí回

yìng应

。

Hearing someone call his name, he immediately turned his head to respond.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

tū突

rán然

niǔ扭

tóu头

，

shì是

kàn看

dào到

shén什

me么

shú熟

rén人

le了

ma吗

？

Why did you suddenly turn your head? Did you see someone you know?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shēn身

hòu后

yǒu有

rén人

hū呼

hǎn喊

，

tā他

què却

méi没

yǒu有

niǔ扭

tóu头

，

jìng径

zhí直

lí离

kāi开

le了

。

Even though someone was calling out behind him, he did not turn his head and left directly.

tā她

shēng生

qì气

dì地

niǔ扭

tóu头

jiù就

zǒu走

，

yī一

jù句

huà话

yě也

méi没

shuō说

。

She angrily turned her head and walked away without saying a word.

tā他

xiān先

shì是

niǔ扭

tóu头

què确

rèn认

le了

fāng方

xiàng向

，

rán然

hòu后

cái才

kuài快

bù步

chuān穿

guò过

yōng拥

jǐ挤

de的

jiē街

dào道

。

He first turned his head to confirm the direction, then quickly crossed the crowded street.

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