literary

Meaning of 促膝

促膝 means to sit knee-to-knee; to have an intimate, face-to-face talk. Pronounced cù xī.

  • to sit knee-to-knee; to have an intimate, face-to-face talk

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎng
rén
tán
xīn
 
zhí
dào
shēn
 

The two of them sat knee-to-knee talking heart-to-heart until late at night.

Duō
nián
wèi
jiàn
de
lǎo
péng
you
chóng
féng
 
rán
yào
cháng
tán
fān
 

Old friends who haven't seen each other for years naturally want to sit down for a long, intimate talk.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
jiāo
liú
de
chǎng
jǐng
 
fēi
cháng
gǎn
rén
 

This novel depicts a scene of a father and son having an intimate knee-to-knee conversation, which is very moving.

wàng
néng
yǒu
huì
dǎo
shī
tán
 
qǐng
jiào
rén
shēng
guī
huà
 

He hopes to have a chance to sit down for an intimate talk with his mentor to seek advice on life planning.