knees touching; to sit facing each other and talk intimately
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sit knee-to-knee; to have an intimate, face-to-face talk
literaryDescribes a close, personal, and often long conversation. Primarily used in written or formal spoken contexts.
Tā他
men们
liǎng两
rén人
cù促
xī膝
tán谈
xīn心
，
zhí直
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
。
The two of them sat knee-to-knee talking heart-to-heart until late at night.
Duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
de的
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
chóng重
féng逢
，
zì自
rán然
yào要
cù促
xī膝
cháng长
tán谈
yī一
fān番
。
Old friends who haven't seen each other for years naturally want to sit down for a long, intimate talk.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
fù父
zǐ子
cù促
xī膝
jiāo交
liú流
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
，
fēi非
cháng常
gǎn感
rén人
。
This novel depicts a scene of a father and son having an intimate knee-to-knee conversation, which is very moving.
Tā他
xī希
wàng望
néng能
yǒu有
jī机
huì会
yǔ与
dǎo导
shī师
cù促
xī膝
yī一
tán谈
，
qǐng请
jiào教
rén人
shēng生
guī规
huà划
。
He hopes to have a chance to sit down for an intimate talk with his mentor to seek advice on life planning.