违法掉头

違法掉頭

wéifǎdiàotóu

verb

Meanings

1 to make an illegal U-turn

Characters

Examples

违法掉头要扣一分罚二百元。

Wéifǎ diàotóu yào kòu yī fēn fá èrbǎi yuán.

An illegal U-turn costs one point and a 200-yuan fine.

这个路口禁止掉头,违法掉头有摄像头。

Zhège lùkǒu jìnzhǐ diàotóu, wéifǎ diàotóu yǒu shèxiàngtóu.

U-turns are banned at this intersection — there's a camera catching illegal U-turns.

Tips

usage

掉头 on its own means "to turn around / make a U-turn" — 违法 (illegal) flags the specific offense of doing it where a 禁止掉头 sign or solid line prohibits it.

Stroke Order

违 wéi

法 fǎ

掉 diào

头 tóu