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点头 (diǎn tóu): To nod (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

点头 consists of 2 characters.

to order; to light; to nod

head; top, end; first

Word Info

Pinyindiǎn tóu

Meaningto nod

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 4

SyntaxVerb

Word点头

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Example Sentences with 点头

wǒ我

yǒu有

diǎn点

tóu头

hūn昏

，

xū需

yào要

xiū休

xi息

yí一

xià下

。

I'm a bit dizzy and need to rest for a while

tā他

tīng听

le了

wǒ我

de的

huà话

，

diǎn点

tóu头

biǎo

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

yǒu有

diǎn点

tóu头

yūn晕

，

xū需

yào

tā他

diǎn点

tóu头

biǎo表

shì示

lǐ理

jiě解

。

He nodded to show understanding.

tā他

diǎn点

tóu头

biǎo表

míng明

tóng同

yì意

。

He nodded to show agreement.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

qīng轻

qīng轻

diǎn点

tóu

tā他

lián连

lián连

diǎn点

tóu头

。

He nodded repeatedly.

tā他

pín频

pín频

diǎn点

tóu头

。

He nodded frequently.

lǎo老

shī师

zàn赞

xǔ许

dì地

diǎn点

tóu头

。

The teacher nodded approvingly.

tā他

wēi微

wēi微

diǎn点

le了

diǎn点

tóu头

，

biǎo表

shì

表

shì示

tóng同

yì意

。

After hearing what I said, he nodded to show agreement.

要

xiū休

xi息

。

He feels a bit dizzy today and needs to rest.

头

shì示

yì意

tóng同

yì意

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

。

At the meeting, he nodded slightly to indicate his agreement with the proposal.

示

tóng同

yì意

。

He nodded slightly to show his agreement.

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馒头

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HSK 5