磕頭 kē tóu

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
頭 tóu
head; the top; end