出头 chūtóu HSK7 to come forward Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 出头 出頭 chū//tóu to come forward verb + noun To step forward to handle a matter; to appear in public; to take the lead or initiative 你从来都不为自己或别人出头。 nǐ cónglái dōu bù wèi zìjǐ huò biéren chū tóu. You never stand up for yourself or anybody else. to free oneself To free oneself from a difficult situation, misery, or persecution; to make it through a hard time. to stick out To stick out or protrude from the top of something. a little over Used after a round number to indicate a slightly larger amount or a small remaining fraction; odd beginning The start or beginning of something to be assertive To show off or try to excel over others, often used in the context of being overly competitive Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.74 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 5.28 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 冒尖 màojiān冒头 màotóu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
出头 出頭 chū//tóu to come forward verb + noun To step forward to handle a matter; to appear in public; to take the lead or initiative 你从来都不为自己或别人出头。 nǐ cónglái dōu bù wèi zìjǐ huò biéren chū tóu. You never stand up for yourself or anybody else. to free oneself To free oneself from a difficult situation, misery, or persecution; to make it through a hard time. to stick out To stick out or protrude from the top of something. a little over Used after a round number to indicate a slightly larger amount or a small remaining fraction; odd beginning The start or beginning of something to be assertive To show off or try to excel over others, often used in the context of being overly competitive Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.74 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 5.28 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 冒尖 màojiān冒头 màotóu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
