出头

出頭

chūtóu

verb HSK 7-9 #8,651

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 3

谁来出头主持这次会议？

Shéi lái chūtóu zhǔchí zhècì huìyì?

Who will come forward to chair this meeting?

HSK 7-9

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.

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