掉頭 [－头]

Jyutping diu6 tau4
Pinyin diào tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn one's head
  2. to turn round
  3. to turn about
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    180​度​轉向​，​向​相反​方向​前進
    to make a 'U' turn
    • 呢度唔准掉頭㗎。
      呢度唔准掉头㗎。
      ni1 dou6 m4 zeon2 diu6 tau4 gaa3.
      It is illegal to do a U-turn here.
    • 個賊一見到警察即刻掉頭走。
      个贼一见到警察即刻掉头走。
      go3 caak2 jat1 gin3 dou2 ging2 caat3 zik1 haak1 diu6 tau4 zau2.
      The thief turned around and ran away immediately when he saw the police.
  2. 近義詞
    U-turn、掉轉頭
  3. 參看
    調頭
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to turn one's head (away); to turn tail
  2. verb
    to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
    (syn.) 跋头, 跋頭
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #877
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    别太操心了，不然会掉头发的。
    別太操心了，不然會掉頭髮的。
    bié tài cāo xīn le ， bù rán huì diào tóu fā de 。
    • Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.
  2. Mandarin
    我们掉头吧！
    我們掉頭吧！
    wǒ men diào tóu ba ！
    • Let's turn back.
    • Let's come back.
    • Let's go back.
  3. Mandarin
    他开始掉头发了。
    他開始掉頭髮了。
    tā kāi shǐ diào tóu fā le 。
    • He is beginning to lose his hair.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三手軚掉头
    三手軚掉頭
    saam1 sau2 taai5 diu6 tau4
    • three-point-turn (turning a car in the opposite direction using forward and reverse gears)
  2. Cantonese
    前面冇路行，掉头啦。
    前面冇路行，掉頭啦。
    cin4 min6 mou5 lou6 haang4, diu6 tau4 laa1
    • It's a dead-end. Let's turn around.
  3. Cantonese
    呢度唔准掉头㗎。
    呢度唔准掉頭㗎。
    ni1 dou6 m4 zeon2 diu6 tau4 gaa3.
    • It is illegal to do a U-turn here.
  4. Cantonese
    个贼一见到警察即刻掉头走。
    個賊一見到警察即刻掉頭走。
    go3 caak2 jat1 gin3 dou2 ging2 caat3 zik1 haak1 diu6 tau4 zau2.
    • The thief turned around and ran away immediately when he saw the police.
  5. Cantonese
    头先喺街到见到条好靓嘅裙，心郁郁想买，但系一见到个价钱牌，就即刻掉头走。
    頭先喺街到見到條好靚嘅裙，心郁郁想買，但係一見到個價錢牌，就即刻掉頭走。
    • Just now, I saw a beautiful dress in a mall and was hesitating whether to buy it or not. But then I saw the price tag and immediately walked away.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    掉头
    掉頭
    diào tóu
    • to make a U-turn