长揖 cháng yī

to make a deep formal bow

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

Characters

Character Meaning
长 cháng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase
揖 yī
to greet by raising clasped hands