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Nod in Chinese

to nod · HSK 4

点头 diǎn tóu

  1. 点 diǎn point
  2. 头 tóu head

他笑着点头说好。 He smiled, nodded and said okay.

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How do you say nod in Chinese?

Nod in Chinese is 点头 (diǎn tóu).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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