抬头不见低头见 in English tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (idiomatic expression) (of people in a small town and so on) to cross paths regularly

Simplified Characters

抬 头 不 见 低 头 见

Traditional Characters

抬 頭 不 見 低 頭 見

Pinyin

tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

抬tai2to lift 头tou2head 不bu4(negative prefix) 见jian4to see 低di1low 头tou2head 见jian4to see