# 扭头 (niǔtóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扭头 (niǔtóu) means “to turn one's head; to turn around”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to turn one's head; to turn around
- Pinyin: niǔtóu (niu3 tou2)
- Traditional: 扭頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他扭头看了我一眼。
  Tā niǔtóu kànle wǒ yì yǎn.
  He turned his head and looked at me.

## Characters

- [扭](https://hanziro.com/word/niu-twist/) (niǔ): to twist; to turn
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/niu-tou-turn-ones-head/

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