低首下心 — “To lower one's head and humble one's heart”
低首下心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lower one's head and humble one's heart”. To show complete submission and obedience; to be obsequiously submissive. Literally, “lower head, humble heart”.
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低首下心 Character Breakdown
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为了得到这个机会，他不得不低首下心，听从对方的一切安排。
To get this opportunity, he had to humble himself and be submissive, following all the other party's arrangements.
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- dī低sān三xià下sì四act in a servile or obsequious manner
- dī低rén人yī一děng等inferior to others
- dī低dī低qiè切qiè切in a very low and soft voice
- dī低yín吟qiǎn浅chàng唱hum or sing softly
- dī低chàng唱qiǎn浅zhēn斟sing softly and sip wine leisurely
- dī低chàng唱qiǎn浅zhuó酌sing softly and drink lightly
- dī低huí回bù不yǐ已linger with poignant emotion
- dī低shēng声xià下qì气speak and act meekly and subserviently
- dī低shēng声yǎ哑qì气speak in a low, humble voice
- dī低shēng声xì细yǔ语speak in a low voice
- dī低tóu头xià下xīn心Humble oneself and yield submissively
- dī低tóu头bù不jiàn见tái抬tóu头jiàn见bound to meet frequently
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What does 低首下心 mean?
低首下心 (dī shǒu xià xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lower one's head and humble one's heart”.
How do you pronounce 低首下心?
低首下心 is pronounced dī shǒu xià xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 低首下心 literally mean?
Literally, 低首下心 means “lower head, humble heart”. It is used to mean “to lower one's head and humble one's heart”.
What is the Chinese definition of 低首下心?
首：头；下心：屈服于人。形容屈服顺从。