抬头

• 拼音: tái tóu
• 汉字拆解: 抬 = 扌(hand) + 台 (phonetic); 头 = 大 + 一 + 丶, simplified from 頭 (head)

含义

To raise one's head; to look up. Also: the heading or addressee on a document or invoice.

Literally means to lift the head and look up. Figuratively used to describe improvement or recovery (抬起头来 = hold your head high). In business, 抬头 refers to the payee name on invoices or the addressee on formal documents.

例句

1. 她一直低着头看手机，偶尔抬头看看窗外的风景。
2. 经历了那么多困难，他终于可以抬头做人了。
3. 开发票的时候请把抬头写成公司全称。

用法指南

语境: everyday, business, emotional

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 抬头看黑板。(Look up at the blackboard.)
• 发票抬头是什么？(What's the invoice heading?)

错误说法

• 把脸抬头 — 抬头 already implies raising the head/face; don't add 脸 redundantly

起源与历史

Compound of 抬 (to lift/raise) + 头 (head), literally meaning to raise one's head.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal