出头

出頭

chūtóu

verb HSK 7-9 #8,651

Meanings

没有人愿意出头解决这个问题。

Méiyǒu rén yuànyì chūtóu jiějué zhège wèntí.

Nobody was willing to take the initiative to solve this problem.

他总是喜欢出头，结果得罪了不少人。

Tā zǒngshì xǐhuān chūtóu, jiéguǒ dézuì le bùshǎo rén.

He always likes to stick out, and as a result offended quite a few people.

谁来出头主持这次会议？

Shéi lái chūtóu zhǔchí zhècì huìyì?

Who will come forward to chair this meeting?

usage

出头 can also follow a number to mean 'a little over,' e.g. 三十出头 (just over thirty years old).

mistakes

Don't confuse 出头 (to come forward/take initiative) with 出头露面 (to show one's face in public), which has a slightly different nuance.

出 chū

头 tóu