点头(diǎn tóu): to nod
to nod
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 点头 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 点头 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我点头以示鼓励。
wǒ diǎn tóu yǐ shì gǔ lì
I nodded encouragingly.
他点头以示鼓励。
tā diǎn tóu yǐ shì gǔ lì
He nodded encouragingly.
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