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低头

dī tóu
HSK 6

English Meaning

to bow the head; to yield; to give in

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我想用孩子逼他低头
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I had to use the child as leverage because nothing else would force him to surrender.”

1. PREVIOUS

我这么做是想报复周小福 不让他见孩子

“I only did this to get back at Zhou Xiaofu. I wanted to keep the boy from him.”

“I wanted to use the child to make him crawl.”

3. NEXT

但我不是冲着您来的呀

“But I never meant to hurt you.”

《家事法庭》 · family_and_home
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你就该一辈子低头活着
HSK 6 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

凭什么

“Why?”

“You should've spent your life keeping your head down.”

3. NEXT

没有裴家就没有你的今天

“You wouldn't be who you are today without the Pei family.”

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但那就不是林展翘了 她现在自己不愿意主动低头
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Asking her to compromise is pointless because pride is the core of who she is.”

1. PREVIOUS

她应该学会低头

“She needs to learn how to swallow her pride.”

“But then she wouldn't be Lin Zhanqiao anymore. She refuses to bow her head, so the only thing left is for setbacks to crush her first.”

3. NEXT

那就只有等挫折把她打趴下

“so the only thing left is for setbacks to crush her first.”

《爱情没有神话》 · social_and_dating
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