kneel; submit; yield
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to bend the knee; to kneel down; (figurative) to submit or yield
Often used metaphorically to indicate submission, surrender, or servile behavior. Frequently appears in idioms and formal writing.
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
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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.