Definition
仰头 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to raise one's head' — you can split 仰 and 头 to insert measure words or duration, like 仰了一次头 ('raised the head once'). It typically describes the physical action of tilting the head upward, often to look at something above eye level.
v.o.
to raise one's headto look up
Examples
- 仰头。Tā yǎng tóu kàn zhe tiān shàng de xīngxing.He looked up at the stars in the sky.
- ，。Tā yǎng le yí cì tóu, cái kàn dào guà zài qiáng shàng de zhōng.She raised her head once to see the clock hanging on the wall.
- ，仰头。Bié yìzhí dī zhe tóu, duō yǎng tóu duì jǐngzhuī hǎo.Don't keep your head down all the time — looking up more is good for your neck.
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