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抱头

抱頭
bàotóu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to put one's hands behind one's head (often as a sign of surrender)
  2. 2 to clutch one's head (in dismay or fright)
  3. 3 to cover one's head with one's arms (for protection)

Examples

HSK 4
听到这个坏消息，他抱头痛哭。
Tīngdào zhège huài xiāoxi, tā bàotóu tòngkū.
On hearing the bad news, he clutched his head and wept bitterly.
HSK 6
警察大喊：抱头蹲下！
Jǐngchá dàhǎn: Bàotóu dūnxià!
The police shouted, 'Hands behind your head - get down!'
HSK 6
爆炸的时候大家都抱头蹲下。
Bàozhà de shíhou dàjiā dōu bàotóu dūnxià.
Everyone covered their heads and crouched when the explosion happened.

Tips

usage
Common collocations: 抱头蹲下 (hands behind head, crouch - surrender or police command), 抱头痛哭 (clutch head and weep), 抱头鼠窜 (flee in panic, lit. 'clutch head and scurry like a rat').

Stroke Order

抱 bào
头 tóu