拱手 gǒng shǒu

to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18008th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
  2. 2. (fig.) submissive

Characters

Character Meaning
拱 gǒng
to cup one's hands in salute; to arch; to surround
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work