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抬头

táitóu

“To raise one's head” in Chinese is 抬头 (táitóu).

Meaning

  • to raise one's head; to look up
  • (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth
  • (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

Example

抬头,挺胸。

Chin up, chest out.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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