jū gōng

HSK 7–9

鞠躬 (jū gōng) is a Chinese word meaning “to bow; (literary) to bend down”.

Meanings

  1. 1to bow
  2. 2(literary) to bend down

Characters in 鞠躬

鞠jū · to incline (one's torso); to bow躬gōng · (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)

Related words

躬(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)躬old variant of 躬[gong1]鞠to incline (one's torso); to bow鞠surname Ju鞠躬尽瘁to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost事必躬亲to attend to everything personally躬身to bow蹴鞠cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)鞠躬尽力to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life卑躬屈膝to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning卑躬屈节to bow and scrape

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