Correct
抬头不见低头见
/ tái tóu bú jiàn dī tóu jiàn /
Strokes
Collocation
1
……(某连个人)抬头不见低头见
2
大家抬头不见低头见
3
乡里乡亲的,抬头不见低头见
4
希望抬头不见低头见
5
都是抬头不见低头见
Definition
抬头不见低头见
Literally means:
when you look up, you can't see it, but when you look down, you always see it
Actually means:
see each other frequently
抬头, raise one's head. This phrase figuratively means meeting each other frequently. It may also mean that there are many chances for two people to meet.
抬头,仰头。抬头不见低头见,比喻经常见面或见面的机会很多。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Tā
他
xiǎng
想
zhuīqiú
追求
yī
一
gè
个
nǚ
女
tóngxué
同学
,
kěshì
可是
yòu
又
dānxīn
担心
bèi
被
jùjué
拒绝
,
yīnwèi
因为
dàjiā
大家
táitóu
抬头
bùjiàn
不见
dītóu
低头
jiàn
见
,
yàoshi
要是
zhēn
真
de
的
bèi
被
jùjué
拒绝
le
了
,
yǐhòu
以后
zài
再
xiāngjiàn
相见
huì
会
hěn
很
gāngà
尴尬
de
的
。
He wanted to pursue a female classmate, but worried about being rejected, because everyone looked up and didn't look down, if it was really rejected, it would be very embarrassing to meet again later.
2
Dàjiā
大家
dōu
都
tóng
同
zhù
住
zài
在
yī
一
gè
个
sùshè
宿舍
lǐ
里
,
tiāntiān
天天
táitóu
抬头
bùjiàn
不见
dītóu
低头
jiàn
见
de
的
,
guānxi
关系
róng
融
xiē
些
nándào
难道
bú
不
shi
是
gēng
更
hǎo
好
ma
吗
?
Hébì
何必
lòng
弄
chéng
成
shuí
谁
dōu
都
bù
不
lǐ
理
shuí
谁
ne
呢
?
Everyone lives in the same dormitory, every day look up do not see the head down, the relationship melts some is not better? Why make no one care about who?
3
Kàndào
看到
liǎng
两
gè
个
lǎoxiāng
老乡
chǎojià
吵架
,
lǎozhāng
老张
quàn
劝
tāmen
他们
shuō
说
:
yī
一
gè
个
cūnzi
村子
lǐ
里
de
的
rén
人
,
dōu
都
shì
是
táitóu
抬头
bùjiàn
不见
dītóu
低头
jiàn
见
de
的
,
bǐcǐ
彼此
qiānràng
谦让
yī
一
diǎn
点
,
bùyào
不要
wèile
为了
yī
一
diǎn
点
xiǎoshì
小事
shāng
伤
le
了
héqi
和气
。
Seeing the quarrel between two fellow villagers, Lao Zhang advised them: "People in a village, are looking up and not looking down, each other humble a little, don't hurt the air for a little thing."