低頭 [－头]

Jyutping dai1 tau4
Pinyin dī tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bow the head
  2. to yield
  3. to give in
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    個頭​垂低​，​比喻​認低威
    to bow to someone
    • 低頭認錯
      低头认错
      to bow and apologize
    • 我點都唔會向你低頭！
      我点都唔会向你低头！
      I will never bow to you!
  2. 近義詞
    俯首
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, broadly
    to submit; to yield; to give in
  2. verb
    to lower one's head; to bow one's head
    (syn.) 头磕落, 頭磕落, 揞头, 揞頭
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #210
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他从来不向诱惑低头。
    他從來不向誘惑低頭。
    tā cóng lái bù xiàng yòu huò dī tóu 。
    • He never gave way to temptation.
  2. Mandarin
    稻穗越饱满越低头。
    稻穗越飽滿越低頭。
    dào suì yuè bǎo mǎn yuè dī tóu 。
    • The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
  3. Mandarin
    他们低头盯着脚。
    他們低頭盯着腳。
    tā men dī tóu dīng zhe jiǎo 。
    • They stared down at their feet.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你做咩耷低头啊？系咪有咩唔开心？
    你做咩耷低頭啊？係咪有咩唔開心？
    nei5 zou6 me1 dap1 dai1 tau4 aa3? hai6 mai6 jau5 me1 m4 hoi1 sam1?
    • Why do you lay your head down?Are you unhappy?
  2. Cantonese
    佢成日耷低头唔讲嘢，好怕丑。
    佢成日耷低頭唔講嘢，好怕醜。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 dap1 dai1 tau4 m4 gong2 je5, hou2 paa3 cau2.
    • She always keeps her head down and didn't speak a word. She is so shy.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好一上车就耷低头啦！
    唔好一上車就耷低頭啦！
    m4 hou2 jat1 soeng5 ce1 zau6 dap1 dai1 tau4 laa1!
    • Don't lay your head down and use your mobile phone once you get on the car!
  4. Cantonese
    唔想俾人点相就耷低头。
    唔想俾人點相就耷低頭。
    m4 soeng2 bei2 jan4 dim2 soeng3 zau6 dap1 dai1 tau4.
    • If you don't want to be picked out, you should lower your head.
  5. Cantonese
    和尚低头沉吟半晌。
    和尚低頭沉吟半晌。
    • The monk murmur with the head down for a while.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    从不对困难低头
    從不對困難低頭
    cóng bù duì kùn nán dī tóu
    • to never yield to difficulties