埋头 meaning in English
to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth
Traditional 埋頭15 strokes
Meaning of 埋头
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
máitóu
- to immerse oneself in
- engrossed in sth
- to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
- countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
埋头 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他整天都在埋头埋脑地看小说，连饭也没有吃。
He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
埋 mái · to bury · 10 strokes
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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 埋头.
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 石头 | shítou | stone |
| 头脑 | tóunǎo | brains; mind |
| 木头 | mùtou | wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt |
| 老头儿 | lǎotóur | see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5] |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | bone; moral character |
| 后头 | hòutou | behind; the back |
| 前头 | qiántou | in front; at the head |
| 回头 | huítóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
Questions about 埋头
What does 埋头 mean?
埋头 (máitóu) means "to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth".
How do you write 埋头?
埋头 is made of 2 characters: 埋 (10 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
How is 埋头 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 埋头 is written 埋頭.