Meaning of 屈膝
屈膝 means to bend the knee; to kneel down; (figurative) to submit or yield. Pronounced qū xī.
- to bend the knee; to kneel down; (figurative) to submit or yield
Definitions & Examples
qū屈
xī膝
tóu投
xiáng降
to surrender on bended knee; to capitulate completely
bēi卑
gōng躬
qū屈
xī膝
to bow and scrape; to act in a servile or obsequious manner
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
qū屈
xī膝
。
He never bends the knee to the enemy.
Yǔ与
qí其
qū屈
xī膝
gǒu苟
huó活
，
bù不
rú如
zhàn站
zhe着
zhàn战
sǐ死
。
Better to die standing than to live kneeling.