掉头

HSK 7-9

diàotóu

turn around; make a U-turn

to turn round; to turn about

听到声音他掉头了。

tīng dào shēng yīn tā diàotóu le.

Hearing the sound, he turned around.

他意识到错误，掉头重新开始。

tā shízhěn cuòwù, diàotóu zài qǐnggēn.

Realizing his mistake, he changed direction to start over.