跟头

跟頭
gēntou
noun #20,478

Meanings

  1. 1 somersault
  2. 2 tumble
  3. 3 fall head over heels

Examples

Sūn Wùkōng fān gè gēntou néng xíng shí wàn bā qiān lǐ.
Sun Wukong can travel 108,000 li with a single somersault.
Tā zài bīng shang shuāi le gè gēntou, chàdiǎn gǔzhé.
He took a tumble on the ice and nearly broke a bone.

Tips

usage
Common collocations: 翻跟头 (fān gēntou) = to do a somersault; 跟头 (shuāi gēntou) = to take a tumble. Figuratively, 跟头 also means to suffer a setback or make a blunder.

Stroke Order

gēn
tóu