Chinese Word: 跪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

跪HSK 6

Pinyin: guì

English Definition: to kneel

Chinese Definition:
①两膝着地，腰和股都伸直：跪拜。跪叩。
②足：“蟹六跪而二螯”。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:危 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 危 [ wēi ] dangerous, precarious; high

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下跪HSK 6	xià guì	to kneel; to go down on one's knees
跪拜	guì bài	to kowtow; to kneel and worship
罚跪	fá guì	to punish by protracted kneeling
跪下HSK 6	guì xia	to kneel down
跪伏	guì fú	to crouch (of animal)

1		wǒ 我 bú huì 不会 guì 跪 wǔ 舞。 I can't kneel dance.
2		tā 他 guì zài 跪在 dì shang 地上 qí dǎo 祈祷。 He knelt on the ground and prayed.
3		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 yù 御 zuò 座 qián 前 guì xia 跪下。 We knelt before the throne.
4		tā 她 guì zài 跪在 chuáng biān 床边 wèi 为 yīng ér 婴儿 huàn niào bù 换尿布。 She knelt by the bed to change the baby's diaper.
5		nà wèi 那位 yǒng shì 勇士 guì 跪 xià lai 下来 xiàng 向 guó qí 国旗 zhì jìng 致敬。 The brave warrior knelt down to pay respect to the flag.

1		wǒ 我 bú huì 不会 guì 跪 wǔ 舞。 I can't kneel dance.
2		tā 他 guì zài 跪在 dì shang 地上 qí dǎo 祈祷。 He knelt on the ground and prayed.
3		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 yù 御 zuò 座 qián 前 guì xia 跪下。 We knelt before the throne.
4		tā 她 guì zài 跪在 chuáng biān 床边 wèi 为 yīng ér 婴儿 huàn niào bù 换尿布。 She knelt by the bed to change the baby's diaper.
5		nà wèi 那位 yǒng shì 勇士 guì 跪 xià lai 下来 xiàng 向 guó qí 国旗 zhì jìng 致敬。 The brave warrior knelt down to pay respect to the flag.