shǒu

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 俯首

俯首 means to lower one's head; to submit; to yield; to obey docilely. Pronounced fǔ shǒu. HSK 7-9.

  • to lower one's head
  • to submit; to yield; to obey docilely

Definitions & Examples

zhàn
zài
qián
 
shǒu
āi
 

He stood before the tomb, bowing his head in silent mourning.

Lǎo
rén
shǒu
kàn
zhe
shǒu
zhōng
de
zhào
piàn
 

The old man lowered his head to look at the photograph in his hands.

shǒu
chén
liáng
jiǔ
 
zhōng
xiě
xià
le
àn
 

Bowing his head and pondering for a long time, he finally picked up the pen and wrote down the answer.