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挠头

to scratch one's head

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

nao2tou2 • náotóu

Meaning

Primary

to scratch one's head

Alternatives

scratch one's head, scratched one's head, scratches one's head, scratching one's head, to scratch the head, scratch the head

Mnemonic

挠头 To scratch one's head is 挠 to scratch one's 头 head, often done when thinking about something difficult or bewildering.

Usage

他 在 想 问题 的 时候 总是 挠头。

He always scratches his head when thinking about a problem.

小明 不 知道 怎么 做， 所以 挠头 了。

Xiaoming didn't know what to do, so he scratched his head.

他 挠头 的 样子 看 起来 很 困惑。

He looked very puzzled while scratching his head.