Definition
跟头 is a noun meaning a fall or a somersault. It is commonly used with the verb 摔 (shuāi) to mean 'to fall down' (摔跟头) and with 翻 (fān) to mean 'to do a somersault' (翻跟头). Figuratively, 摔跟头 can mean to suffer a setback or make a mistake. The measure word is 个.
n.
a falla tumblea somersault
Examples
- 跟头。Tā bù xiǎoxīn shuāi le yí gè gēn tou.He accidentally fell.
- 跟头。Zhè cì shībài ràng tā shuāi le yí gè dà gēn tou.This failure made him suffer a big setback.
- 。Háizimen zài cǎodì shàng fān gēn tou.The children are doing somersaults on the grass.
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