出頭

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See also: 出头

Chinese

to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
 head; (noun suffix)
trad. (出頭) 出 頭
simp. (出头*) 出 头

Pronunciation

Verb

出頭

  1. to free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.); to hold up one's head
    他們有了出頭的日子。 [MSC, trad.]
    他们有了出头的日子。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen yǒu le chūtóu de rìzǐ.
    They can now hold up their heads.
  2. to appear in public and take the initiative; to come forward and take the lead
    他要肯出頭，咱們這件事準能成功。 [MSC, trad.]
    他要肯出头，咱们这件事准能成功。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yào kěn chūtóu, zánmen zhè jiàn shì zhǔn néng chénggōng.
    If he's willing to come forward and take the lead, we're sure to succeed in this affair.
  3. to have the tip exposed (of an object)
  4. (after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over
    三十歲出頭／三十岁出头  ―  sānshí suì chūtóu  ―  a little over thirty years old
  5. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to be outstanding; to succeed (in one's career, etc.)

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Noun

出頭

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) program; show; repertoire
  2. (Philippine Hokkien) remainder; surplus

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 頭
しゅつ > しゅっ
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

出(しゅっ)頭(とう) • (shuttō) 

  1. presence, appearance
  2. turning oneself in to the police

Verb

出(しゅっ)頭(とう)する • (shuttō suru) suru (stem 出(しゅっ)頭(とう)し (shuttō shi), past 出(しゅっ)頭(とう)した (shuttō shita))

  1. appear, report
  2. turn oneself in to the police

Conjugation

Conjugation of "出頭する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 出頭し しゅっとうし shuttō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 出頭し しゅっとうし shuttō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 出頭する しゅっとうする shuttō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 出頭する しゅっとうする shuttō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 出頭すれ しゅっとうすれ shuttō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 出頭せよ¹
出頭しろ² 		しゅっとうせよ¹
しゅっとうしろ² 		shuttō seyo¹
shuttō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 出頭される しゅっとうされる shuttō sareru
Causative 出頭させる
出頭さす 		しゅっとうさせる
しゅっとうさす 		shuttō saseru
shuttō sasu
Potential 出頭できる しゅっとうできる shuttō dekiru
Volitional 出頭しよう しゅっとうしよう shuttō shiyō
Negative 出頭しない しゅっとうしない shuttō shinai
Negative continuative 出頭せず しゅっとうせず shuttō sezu
Formal 出頭します しゅっとうします shuttō shimasu
Perfective 出頭した しゅっとうした shuttō shita
Conjunctive 出頭して しゅっとうして shuttō shite
Hypothetical conditional 出頭すれば しゅっとうすれば shuttō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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