出头 chū tóu

to get out of a predicament; to take the initiative

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 8648th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to get out of a predicament
  2. 2. to take the initiative
  3. 3. to stick out
  4. 4. a little more than
  5. 5. remaining odd fraction after a division

Characters

Character Meaning
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end