五体投地 wǔ tǐ tóu dì

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 29971st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
体 tǐ HSK 2
body; form; style
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly