低头

低頭

dītóu

verb HSK 5 #7,646

Meanings

HSK 2

他低头看着手机。

Tā dītóu kànzhe shǒujī.

He lowered his head looking at his phone.

HSK 5

低头族越来越多了。

Dītóuzú yuèláiyuè duō le.

There are more and more 'head-down people' (phone addicts).

HSK 7-9

我们绝不向困难低头。

Wǒmen juébù xiàng kùnnán dītóu.

We will never bow to difficulties.

culture

低头族 ('head-down tribe') is a popular term for people constantly looking at their phones.

usage

Figuratively, 低头 means to submit or yield. 向...低头 = to bow/submit to...

低 dī

头 tóu