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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 埋头

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
埋头 mái tóu - to immerse oneself in
- engrossed in sth
- to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
- countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)

List Ranking for: 埋头

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,102 18,136 15,925

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
埋 mái- to bury
埋 mán- used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
头 tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
头 tou- suffix for nouns

Other Words Containing 埋头

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
埋头 - - 20,102 18,136 15,925
埋头苦干 - 7 30,962 31,484 27,317