HSK V7-9
Correct

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

Example

As a Verb
free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc)
1
Hái
wán
zhài
hòu
  
,
juéde
觉得
自己
yǒu
le
chūtóu
出头
de
zi
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]