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低头

dī tóu

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pinyin
dī tóu
simplified
低头
traditional
低頭

1 · verb

lower one's head

把头向下倾。

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He looked down at his shoelaces and stopped to tie them again.

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他低头看了看鞋带,停下来重新系好。

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Mandarin reading: dī tóu.

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