掉头标志

掉頭標誌
diàotóubiāozhì
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 U-turn sign

Examples

Qiánfāng yǒu diàotóu biāozhì, kěyǐ diàotóu.
There's a U-turn sign ahead — you can turn around.
Méiyǒu diàotóu biāozhì de dìfang bùnéng diàotóu.
Where there's no U-turn sign, U-turns aren't allowed.

Tips

mistakes
In Chinese driving tests, 掉头 (make a U-turn) is distinct from 调头 — both are pronounced diàotóu and mean essentially the same thing, but traffic signs and the official driving code standardize on 掉头.

Stroke Order

diào
tóu
biāo
zhì