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栽跟头
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栽跟头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

栽跟头 Usage and Examples

to stumble

to fall

to suffer a setback

不老实的人到头来总是要栽跟头的。

Dishonest people are bound to come a cropper in the end.

工作中听不进群众的意见就容易栽跟头。

One is likely to blunder in one's work if one refuses to listen to the masseses.

The characters in 栽跟头

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
栽
zāi10plant, fall, frame
跟
gēn13follow with
头
tou5head

More words starting with 栽

  • zāi栽le了yī一jiāo跤fell down, took a fall
  • zāi栽le了gè个dà大gēn跟tou头took a big fall, suffered a major setback
  • zāi栽le了gè个gēn跟tou头to stumble, to fall
  • zāi栽péi培cultivate, grow
  • zāi栽péi培zhī之ēn恩nurturing kindness, the kindness of nurturing
  • zāi栽péi培ēn恩yì义nurturing kindness, fostering benevolence
  • zāi栽péi培zhe着cultivating, growing
  • zāi栽zǐ子seedling; young plant
  • zāi栽zhí植To plant or cultivate.
  • zāi栽zhí植le了planted, cultivated
  • zāi栽mǎn满le了planted full, densely planted
  • zāi栽zhòng种plant, grow

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Questions about 栽跟头

What does 栽跟头 mean in Chinese?

栽跟头 (zāi gēn tou) means “to stumble, to fall, to suffer a setback”.

How do you pronounce 栽跟头?

栽跟头 is pronounced zāi gēn tou in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to stumble” in Chinese?

“to stumble” is 栽跟头 (zāi gēn tou) in Chinese.

How is 栽跟头 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 栽跟头, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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