# 掉头 (diàotóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掉头 (diàotóu) means “to turn around; to make a U-turn”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to turn around; to make a U-turn
- Pinyin: diàotóu (diao4 tou2)
- Traditional: 掉頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 前面路口不许掉头。
  Qiánmiàn lùkǒu bù xǔ diàotóu.
  Making a U-turn is not allowed at the intersection ahead.

## Characters

- [掉](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-fall-drop/) (diào): to fall, to drop; to lose
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-tou-turn-around/

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