出头

/ chūtóu /

Strokes

Definition

to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fraction after a division/a little more than

As a Verb

free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc)

Hái

还

wán

完

zhài

债

hòu

后

tā

他

juéde

觉得

zìjǐ

自己

yǒu

有

了

chūtóu

出头

的

rìzi

日子

。

When he had paid off his debts, he felt he could hold up his head again.

As a Verb

(of the top of sth) be exposed; outcrop

As a Verb

come forward; appear in public; stand out among others

As an Adjective

a little over; odd ［used after a round number］