出头

• 병음: chū tóu
• 한자 분석: 出 = to emerge; 头 = 大 + 页 = head

뜻

출세하다/두각을 나타내다; 앞장서다; (숫자) ~조금 넘다

Two main uses: (1) to rise to prominence or success, often after hardship; (2) as a suffix meaning 'a bit more than' with numbers (e.g., 三十出头 = early thirties). Also can mean to take the lead or stick one's neck out.

예문

1. 她奋斗了二十年，终于出头了。
2. 他看起来三十出头，实际上已经四十了。
3. 这件事太复杂，没人愿意出头去管。

사용 가이드

맥락: success, age, leadership

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 穷人家的孩子想要出头不容易。(It's not easy for kids from poor families to get ahead.)
• 她二十出头就创业成功了。(She successfully started her own business when she was just past twenty.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我出头了一下 (Doesn't work as a momentary action — use 出面 for brief intervention)

기원과 역사

Compound of 出 (to emerge) and 头 (head). Originally meaning to raise one's head above others.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal