出头
chū tóu
Pinyin

Definition

出头
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chū tóu
  1. to get out of a predicament
  2. to stick out
  3. to take the initiative
  4. remaining odd fraction after a division
  5. a little more than

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

付出
fù chū
  1. 1 to pay
  2. 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
出
chū
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to come out
  3. 3 to occur
  4. 4 to produce
  5. 5 to go beyond
  6. 6 to rise
  7. 7 to put forth
  8. 8 to happen
  9. 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  10. 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to appear
  3. 3 to arise
出去
chū qù
  1. 1 to go out
出现
chū xiàn
  1. 1 to appear
  2. 2 to arise
  3. 3 to emerge
  4. 4 to show up
出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to leave home
  3. 3 to go on a journey
  4. 4 away from home
  5. 5 (of a woman) to get married
作出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to come up with
  3. 3 to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
  4. 4 to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
  5. 5 to draw (conclusion)
  6. 6 to deliver (speech, judgment)
  7. 7 to devise (explanation)
  8. 8 to extract
做出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to issue
出世
chū shì
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to come into being
  3. 3 to withdraw from worldly affairs
出乎
chū hū
  1. 1 due to
  2. 2 to stem from
  3. 3 to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
  4. 4 to go against (expectations)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出事
chū shì
  1. 1 to have an accident
  2. 2 to meet with a mishap
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出入
chū rù
  1. 1 to go out and come in
  2. 2 entrance and exit
  3. 3 expenditure and income
  4. 4 discrepancy
  5. 5 inconsistent
出动
chū dòng
  1. 1 to start out on a trip
  2. 2 to dispatch troops
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
出品
chū pǐn
  1. 1 to produce an item
  2. 2 output
  3. 3 items that are produced

Idioms (20)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
  1. 1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
  1. 1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)

Sample Sentences

干嘛催你呀，你不是才三十出头。
gànmá cuī nǐ ya ，nǐ bùshì cái sānshí chūtóu 。
What are they hassling you for? Aren't you only a little bit over thirty.
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枪打出头鸟，你别太出风头，低调一点比较好。
qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo ，nǐ bié tài chūfēngtou ，dīdiào yìdiǎn bǐjiào hǎo 。
Ostentatious people tend to become easy targets. Stay low-key.
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枪打出头鸟
qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo
Ostentatious people tend to become easy targets.
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我本来学习非常不好，但是我爸妈常告诉我“笨鸟先飞早入林”。所以我上课的时候就像只出头鸟一样，一直举手回答问题。
wǒ běnlái xuéxí fēicháng bùhǎo ，dànshì wǒ bàmā cháng gàosu wǒ “bènniǎoxiānfēizǎorùlín ”。suǒyǐ wǒ shàngkè de shíhou jiù xiàng zhī chūtóuniǎo yīyàng ，yīzhí jǔshǒu huídá wèntí 。
I didn’t do so well in my studies. But my parents always told me that I could achieve success if I work harder. So I was like a bird sticking its head out when I was in class. I kept raising my hand answering the teacher's questions.
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我觉得还好。王蕾保养得很好，看起来只有三十出头，不像快奔四的人。
wǒ juéde hái hǎo 。Wáng Lěi bǎoyǎng de hěn hǎo ，kàn qǐlái zhǐyǒu sānshí chūtóu ，bùxiàng kuài bēnsì de rén 。
I think it's not that obvious. Wang Lei takes good care of herself. She looks like she's only just turned 30. Not like she's someone pushing 40.
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孩子一上幼儿园就好多了，感觉像熬出头了。
háizi yī shàng yòuéryuán jiù hǎo duō le ，gǎnjué xiàng áochūtóu le 。
When your child starts kindergarten things get much better. It feels like a breath of fresh air.
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为朋友出头。他有个朋友，被老板开除了，而且一分钱薪水也没拿到。结果大个子就把人家的车给砸了，还把还把人家打得鼻青脸肿的。
wèi péngyou chūtóu 。tā yǒu ge péngyou ，bèi lǎobǎn kāichú le ，érqiě yī fēn qián xīnshuǐ yě méi ná dào 。jiéguǒ dàgèzi jiù bǎ rénjiā de chē gěi zá le ，hái bǎ hái bǎ rénjiā dǎ de bíqīngliǎnzhǒng de 。
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