抬头 (tái tóu) — to raise one's head; to pick up, to improve (e.g., business, situation)
Definition
抬头 is a separable verb: 抬 + 头 (head). The literal sense is 'to raise one's head'; figuratively it means a situation or business is improving.
verb
to raise one's headto pick upto improve (e.g., business, situation)
Examples
- 抬头。Tā tái tóu kàn le kàn chuāng wài.He raised his head and looked out the window.
- ，。Tā tái le sān cì tóu, zhōng yú kàn jiàn le nà zhī niǎo fēi zǒu le.He raised his head three times, and finally that bird flew away.
- 抬头。Tā de shēng yì zhōng yú tái tóu le.His business finally picked up.
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