调头 (diào tóu) — to turn around (direction/body/vehicle); to change direction or topic; to change one's mind
Definition
调头 (diào tóu) means to reverse direction — literally 'flip the head' — used for vehicles making a U-turn or for changing one's mind or topic, unlike a simple 转弯 which is just turning a corner.
verb
to turn around (direction/body/vehicle)to change direction or topicto change one's mind
Examples
- 调头，。Qián miàn bù néng diào tóu, wǒ men dé rào lù.We can't turn around up ahead; we have to take a detour.
- ，。Tā diào guò jǐ cì tóu, zuì hòu hái shì jué dìng qù.He changed his mind several times, but finally decided to go.
- 。Sī jī zài shí zì lù kǒu tiáo le yí gè tóu.The driver made a U-turn at the intersection.
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