卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī

bending and scraping to curry favor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. bending and scraping to curry favor
  2. 2. to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning

Characters

Character Meaning
卑 bēi HSK 6
humble; low; inferior
躬 gōng HSK 6
personally; oneself; to bow
屈 qū HSK 5
to feel wronged; bent; surname Qu
膝 xī HSK 6
knee; old variant of 膝xī