出头 (出頭) chūtóu

1. chūtóu verb to get out of a predicament
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '出頭'; Guoyu '出頭' 1)
2. chūtóu verb to take the initiative
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '出頭'; Guoyu '出頭' 2)
3. chūtóu noun remainder after division
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '出頭'; Guoyu '出頭' 3)

Contained in

• 熬出头(熬出頭) to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
• 枪打出头鸟(槍打出頭鳥) the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out; nonconformity gets punished
• 出头鸟(出頭鳥) to stand out (among a group); distinguished

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
• 第四十九回 Chapter 49 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第二回 Chapter 100 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2
• 第八十六回 Chapter 86 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第二十一回 Chapter 21 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 《見部》 Jiàn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 1
• 第八十五回 Chapter 85 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 卷七　　齊本紀中第七:　顯祖文宣帝 廢帝 孝昭帝 Volume 7 Northern Qi Annals 2: Emperor Xianzu Wenxuan, Deposed Emperor, Emperor Xiaozhao History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
• 第十一回 Chapter 11 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1

Collocations

• 不敢出头 (不敢出頭) 不敢出頭頑耍 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第二十八回 Chapter 28 — count: 5
• 出头露面 (出頭露面) 段三娘從小出頭露面 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第一百四回 Chapter 104 — count: 3
• 不肯出头 (不肯出頭) 便不肯出頭 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第三十二回 Chapter 32 — count: 3
• 出头来 (出頭來) 卻纔鑽出頭來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七十三回 Chapter 73 — count: 3
• 敢出头 (敢出頭) 方敢出頭 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第三十一回 Chapter 31 — count: 3
• 鱼出头 (魚出頭) 淫魚出頭於水而聽之 — Wenxuan 文選, 卷十八 Scroll 18 — count: 3
• 钻出头 (鑽出頭) 卻纔鑽出頭來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七十三回 Chapter 73 — count: 3
• 后门出头 (後門出頭) 定有個後門出頭 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第六十七回 Chapter 67 — count: 2