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Turn one's head in Chinese

to turn one's head · HSK 6

回头 huí tóu

  1. 回 huí to return
  2. 头 tóu head

他回头看了我一眼。 He turned his head and glanced at me.

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How do you say turn one's head in Chinese?

Turn one's head in Chinese is 回头 (huí tóu).

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