# 出头 (chūtóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 出头 (chūtóu) means “a little over; to stand out; to get out of trouble”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: a little over; to stand out; to get out of trouble
- Pinyin: chūtóu (chu1 tou2)
- Traditional: 出頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他看起来三十岁出头。
  Tā kàn qǐlái sānshí suì chūtóu.
  He looks a little over thirty years old.

## Characters

- [出](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-go-out/) (chū): to go out; to come out
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-tou-little-over/

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