膝 xī

knee

HSK 6 #2307

DEFINITIONS

  • knee
  • old variant of 膝[xi1]
  • knee

STROKES

WORDS

膝盖 xī gài
HSK 6
knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
膝盖骨 xī gài gǔ kneecap
膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
护膝 hù xī kneepad; knee brace
促膝谈心 cù xī tán xīn to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
促膝 cù xī lit. knees pressed close; intimate; seated side by side; in close contact
促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
奴颜婢膝 nú yán bì xī servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
屈膝礼 qū xī lǐ curtsy
屈膝禮 qū xī lǐ curtsy
牛膝 niú xī Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝草 niú xī cǎo hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
男人膝下有黄金 nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
男人膝下有黃金 nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
盘膝 pán xī cross-legged
盤膝 pán xī cross-legged
磕膝盖 kē xī gài (dialect) knee
磕膝蓋 kē xī gài (dialect) knee
绕膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees; fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
繞膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees; fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
绕膝承欢 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
膝上型 xī shàng xíng laptop (computer)
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