磕头 kē tóu

to kowtow; to bow down in respect

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43821st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

Characters

Character Meaning
磕 kē HSK 6
to knock (against sth hard); to tap
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end