xī
膝
knee; surname Xi
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
knee; kneecap
Commonly referred to as 膝盖 in daily speech, the anatomical term for the joint connecting the thigh and shin.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
kē磕
pò破
le了
xī膝
gài盖
。
He fell accidentally and scraped his knee.
Pǎo跑
bù步
de的
shí时
hòu候
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bǎo保
hù护
xī膝
bù部
。
You should pay attention to protecting your knees when running.
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Bǎo宝
bǎo宝
guì跪
zài在
dì地
shàng上
，
xī膝
gài盖
yā压
zài在
le了
wán玩
jù具
shàng上
。
The baby knelt on the floor, with their knee pressing on a toy.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
xī膝
fǎn反
shè射
shì是
fǒu否
zhèng正
cháng常
。
The doctor checked if his knee-jerk reflex was normal.
Tā她
dài戴
shàng上
le了
hù护
xī膝
lái来
huǎn缓
jiě解
xī膝
gài盖
de的
téng疼
tòng痛
。
She put on a knee brace to ease the pain in her knee.
noun
surname Xi
formalA rare Chinese family name.
Xī膝
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Xi is the Chinese teacher at our school.
Xī膝
xìng姓
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
gǔ古
dài代
de的
Jī姬
xìng姓
。
The origin of the Xi surname can be traced back to the ancient Ji surname.