Chinese Word: 揖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

揖

Pinyin: yī

English Definition: to greet by raising clasped hands

Chinese Definition:
①古代的拱手礼：作揖。揖让(宾主相见的礼节)。揖客。揖别。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:咠 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 咠 [ qì ] to whisper, to slander, to blame

Similar Characters: 楫

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Example Words

作揖	zuò yī	to bow with hands held in front
打躬作揖	dǎ gōng zuò yī	to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
开门揖盗	kāi mén yī dào	leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
罗圈儿揖	luó quān r yī	to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
长揖	cháng yī	to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

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Example Sentences

1		bú guò 不过， xíng 行 zài 在 hòu 后 de 的 yé lǜ 耶律 jǐng 景 lüè 略 què 却 shàng qián 上前 cháo 朝 qīng qīng 轻轻 shēn shēn 深深 yī 一 yī 揖， qīng qīng 轻轻 máng 忙 kòu zhù 扣住 lǎo rén 老人 de 的 shǒu 手。 However, going is hind Lyu view slightly come along a reign lightly one Yi deeply, lightly the assistance clasps up the old man's hand.
2		bǎo yù 宝玉 yòu 又 cháo 朝 bǎo chāi 宝钗 shēn shēn 深深 yī 一 yī 揖， shuō dao 说道： “ jiě jie 姐姐 nǐ 你 hǎo shēng 好生 gēn zhe 跟着 tài tai 太太 guò 过 zhe 着， tīng 听 wǒ 我 de 的 xǐ 喜 xìn 信 ba 吧！ ” Pao-yu walked over to Pao-ch'ai and bowed deeply with his hands folded in front of him, saying: "Cousin, take good care of my mother and wait for my good news."
3		qí zhōng 其中， diàn zǐ jí 电子级 liú suān 硫酸 yǐ 已 yǔ 与 yà zhōu 亚洲 zuì dà 最大 de 的 rì běn 日本 yī fěi 揖斐 diàn 电 hé zuò 合作 10年 zhī 之 jiǔ 久， xiàn yǐ 现已 chéng wéi 成为 yòng hù 用户 miǎn jiǎn 免检 chǎn pǐn 产品。 Among them, the electronic grade sulfuric acid has been the largest in Japan and Asia Ibiden cooperation for 10 years, has become a user-free products;
4		nián 年 yuán dàn jié 元旦节 nà tiān 那天， jù lí 距离 bā 巴 mó luó 摩罗 kāi mén 开门 yī 揖 kè shàng 客尚 yǒu 有 bàn nián 半年 de 的 shí jiān 时间， bāng 邦 wēi ěr 威尔 xiān sheng 先生 xuān bù 宣布 suǒ yǒu 所有 gōng yù 公寓 dōu 都 yǐ 已 jiè chū 借出， jǐn 仅 shèng 剩 liǎng tào 两套。 On January 1, 1909, six months before the Balmoral was to open, Mr. Banwell announced that all but two of the apartments were already let.
5		gǔ dài 古代 zì shū 字书 mín sú 民俗 shǐ 史 zī liào 资料 zhèng míng 证明， zǎo 早 zài 在 xià shāng 夏商 shí dài 时代， wǒ guó 我国 jiù 就 yǒu 有 le 了 “ chē mǎ 车马 ” hé 和 “ zhōu 舟 yī 揖 ” děng 等 jiāo tōng gōng jù 交通工具， ér qiě 而且 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 “ rì 驲 chuán 传 ” zhì dù 制度。 The evidences in the historical records of ancient character and handwriting proved that China had some transportation means such as "carts" and "boats" on the system of "message passed by cart".

More Sentences

1		bú guò 不过， xíng 行 zài 在 hòu 后 de 的 yé lǜ 耶律 jǐng 景 lüè 略 què 却 shàng qián 上前 cháo 朝 qīng qīng 轻轻 shēn shēn 深深 yī 一 yī 揖， qīng qīng 轻轻 máng 忙 kòu zhù 扣住 lǎo rén 老人 de 的 shǒu 手。 However, going is hind Lyu view slightly come along a reign lightly one Yi deeply, lightly the assistance clasps up the old man's hand.
2		bǎo yù 宝玉 yòu 又 cháo 朝 bǎo chāi 宝钗 shēn shēn 深深 yī 一 yī 揖， shuō dao 说道： “ jiě jie 姐姐 nǐ 你 hǎo shēng 好生 gēn zhe 跟着 tài tai 太太 guò 过 zhe 着， tīng 听 wǒ 我 de 的 xǐ 喜 xìn 信 ba 吧！ ” Pao-yu walked over to Pao-ch'ai and bowed deeply with his hands folded in front of him, saying: "Cousin, take good care of my mother and wait for my good news."
3		qí zhōng 其中， diàn zǐ jí 电子级 liú suān 硫酸 yǐ 已 yǔ 与 yà zhōu 亚洲 zuì dà 最大 de 的 rì běn 日本 yī fěi 揖斐 diàn 电 hé zuò 合作 10年 zhī 之 jiǔ 久， xiàn yǐ 现已 chéng wéi 成为 yòng hù 用户 miǎn jiǎn 免检 chǎn pǐn 产品。 Among them, the electronic grade sulfuric acid has been the largest in Japan and Asia Ibiden cooperation for 10 years, has become a user-free products;
4		nián 年 yuán dàn jié 元旦节 nà tiān 那天， jù lí 距离 bā 巴 mó luó 摩罗 kāi mén 开门 yī 揖 kè shàng 客尚 yǒu 有 bàn nián 半年 de 的 shí jiān 时间， bāng 邦 wēi ěr 威尔 xiān sheng 先生 xuān bù 宣布 suǒ yǒu 所有 gōng yù 公寓 dōu 都 yǐ 已 jiè chū 借出， jǐn 仅 shèng 剩 liǎng tào 两套。 On January 1, 1909, six months before the Balmoral was to open, Mr. Banwell announced that all but two of the apartments were already let.
5		gǔ dài 古代 zì shū 字书 mín sú 民俗 shǐ 史 zī liào 资料 zhèng míng 证明， zǎo 早 zài 在 xià shāng 夏商 shí dài 时代， wǒ guó 我国 jiù 就 yǒu 有 le 了 “ chē mǎ 车马 ” hé 和 “ zhōu 舟 yī 揖 ” děng 等 jiāo tōng gōng jù 交通工具， ér qiě 而且 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 “ rì 驲 chuán 传 ” zhì dù 制度。 The evidences in the historical records of ancient character and handwriting proved that China had some transportation means such as "carts" and "boats" on the system of "message passed by cart".

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