做小伏低 — “To humble oneself”
做小伏低 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself”. To act obsequiously; to fawn upon others; to stoop to flattery. Literally, “Make oneself small and stoop low”.
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做小伏低 Pronunciation and Pinyin
做小伏低 Character Breakdown
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他为了得到那个机会，不惜在老板面前做小伏低，言听计从。
To seize that opportunity, he didn't hesitate to humble himself and be utterly compliant in front of his boss.
Idioms Related to 做小伏低
Synonyms of 做小伏低
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- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through perfunctorily
- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一rì日zhōng钟Muddle through duties perfunctorily
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì世conduct oneself in society
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì事how one conducts oneself in life and work
- zuò做gāng刚zuò做róu柔use both firm and gentle approaches
- zuò做hǎo好zuò做è恶feign good or evil as needed
- zuò做hǎo好zuò做dǎi歹to persuade with every possible method
- zuò做xiǎo小fú服dī低act humbly and submissively
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做shì势put on an act
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì智to put on airs
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì致to put on airs
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Open the tool →Questions about 做小伏低
What does 做小伏低 mean?
做小伏低 (zuò xiǎo fú dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself”.
How do you pronounce 做小伏低?
做小伏低 is pronounced zuò xiǎo fú dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 做小伏低 literally mean?
Literally, 做小伏低 means “Make oneself small and stoop low”. It is used to mean “to humble oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 做小伏低?
形容低声下气，巴结奉承。