Chinese phrase

抬头 tái tóu

Meaning

raise one's head

When to use it

It describes lifting the head or looking upward. It is common in everyday speech when someone has been looking down and is told to look up.

Example dialogue

别总是低着头,抬头看看外面的风景。 bié zǒng shì dī zhe tóu tái tóu kàn kàn wài miàn de fēng jǐng

Don't always keep your head down; raise your head and look at the view outside.

好,我去看看。 hǎo wǒ qù kàn kàn

All right, I'll go take a look.

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