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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跪* | 跪* | *跪
to kneel
HSK 6
knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
HSK 7-9
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头
to kowtow / to kneel and worship
to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level / to worship
to kneel down / to sink to one's knees / to grovel
to kneel / to go down on one's knees
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跽* | 跽* | *跽
kneel
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
to punish by protracted kneeling
to bow down low / to make obeisance / to kneel and bow
to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂
to prostrate oneself / to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)
(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)
to kneel in prayer
a prayer mat / a carpet for kneeling
to kneel and beg forgiveness
to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
to kneel down


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