调头

調頭

diàotóu

verb #7,867

Meanings

1 to turn around
2 to make a U-turn

Characters

to turn; to transfer

head; direction

Examples

前面不能走了，我们调头吧。

Qiánmiàn bùnéng zǒu le, wǒmen diàotóu ba.

We can't go further ahead, let's turn around.

这里禁止调头。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ diàotóu.

U-turns are prohibited here.

他发现走错路了，赶紧调头。

Tā fāxiàn zǒu cuò lù le, gǎnjǐn diàotóu.

He realized he'd taken the wrong road and quickly turned around.

Tips

mistakes

调 is read as diào (4th tone) here, not tiáo. When 调 means 'to transfer' or 'to turn', it uses the 4th tone.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

头 tóu