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title: "Taitou Meaning: 抬头 (táitóu) Means “to raise one's head”"
description: "抬头 (traditional 抬頭, táitóu) means “to raise one's head”. Hear its tones, see what 抬 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taitou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 抬头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

抬头 táitóu

## to raise one's head

## It can also mean

- billing name; addressee (on an invoice or receipt, as in 发票抬头)
- to gain ground; to rise

## Its characters

1. 抬 tái to lift
2. 头 tóu head

## In a sentence

她抬头看了看天空。 She raised her head and looked at the sky.

朋友一**抬头**，就能把你从人群里找出来。

From [我们都到了却没见面 · Same Place Different Door](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/same-place-different-door#library-word-409-411)

[More about 抬头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%AC%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 抬 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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