绕膝承欢 rào xī chéng huān

children by one’s side bringing joy to parents

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
绕 rào HSK 5
to wind; to rotate around; to move around
膝 xī HSK 6
knee; old variant of 膝xī
承 chéng HSK 5
to receive; to continue; to undertake
欢 huān HSK 1
joyous; happy; pleased