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探头探脑
tàn​tóu​tàn​nǎo

to stick one's head out and look around

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 探头 探頭 tàn​tóu
    to pop one's head out
    To stretch or stick one's head out (to look around or peer into a space)
  2. 探 tàn verb
    to stretch forward
    to stretch or pop forward; to crane one's neck or lean out
  3. 脑 腦 nǎo nounlocative
    head
    (bound form) The head; often used in phrases describing head movements or appearances.