Entry
  1. to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly

    trad. 掉頭就走

Also written 掉頭就走【diào tóu jiù zǒu】

Characters in this word

4
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to fall, to drop, to lag behind, to lose, to go missing, to reduce, fall (in prices), to lose (value, weight etc), to wag, to swing, to turn, to change, to exchange, to swap, to show off, to shed (hair), (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

Pinyin
diào
Strokes
11
Frequency
625 of 2500
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Pinyin
jiù
Strokes
12
Frequency
14 of 2500
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to walk, to go, to run, to move (of vehicle), to visit, to leave, to go away, to die (euph.), from, through, away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]), to change (shape, form, meaning)

Pinyin
zǒu
Strokes
7
Frequency
60 of 2500