点头 — meaning in English

English meaning

• consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
• nod verb To move the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment.

Senses

点头 is used for these senses in English:

• chime in (idiomatic) To agree, to harmonize, to concord.
• consent (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
• nod (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

consent — full definition

1. verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
2. noun Permission or voluntary agreement to something.

nod — full definition

1. verb To move the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment.
2. verb To let the head droop as one starts to fall asleep.
3. noun The gesture of moving the head up and down, showing agreement or greeting.
4. noun A brief mention or reference to something.

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