guì
跪 (guì) is a Chinese word meaning “to kneel”.
Meanings
- 1to kneel
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
跪下to kneel down下跪to kneel跪倒to kneel down跪拜to kowtow跪坐to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels三跪九叩to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)滑跪(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal罚跪to punish by protracted kneeling跪乳(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)跪伏to crouch (of animal)跪叩to kowtow跪地求饶to kneel and beg forgiveness