低头

• 拼音: dī tóu
• 汉字拆解: 低 = 亻(person) + 氐 (low); 头 = simplified from 頭, head

含义

To lower one's head; to bow one's head; to yield. Physical or metaphorical submission.

Literally means to lower or bow the head. Figuratively, it can mean to yield, submit, or give in to pressure. The phrase 低头族 (head-down tribe) refers to people constantly looking at their phones.

例句

1. 他低头看手机，完全没注意到我在叫他。
2. 面对困难她从不低头，一直坚持到最后。
3. 孩子做错事后低着头不敢看爸爸。

用法指南

语境: action, submission

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他低头认错了。(He bowed his head and admitted his mistake.)
• 我不会向命运低头。(I won't yield to fate.)

错误说法

• 低头可以是物理动作也可以是比喻让步，要根据语境判断 (低头 can be a physical action or a metaphor for yielding — judge from context)

起源与历史

From 低 (low) and 头 (head), describing the action of lowering one's head.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal