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叩首 Pronunciation and Pinyin

叩首 Usage and Examples

Kowtow

to knock one's head

要是我做了那件事,你们当天就绞死我,我真会向你们叩首,向你们祝福。

If you'd hanged me the day after I'd done the deed, I would have gone down on my knees, and blessed you.

这样的价格,对于门外那些往往是举倾家荡产之力、拖家带口、三步一叩首用身体丈量土地步行来到大昭寺朝圣的信徒们来说,怎么可能负担得起?

How could those believers outside the door, who have spent all their savings to travel with using their bodies to measure the thousand miles of distance, to afford this price?

The characters in 叩首

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
叩
kòu5knock, kowtow, tap
首
shǒu9head, first, leader

More words starting with 叩

  • kòu叩guān关to knock on the door, to seek entry
  • kòu叩jī击knock, tap
  • kòu叩xiǎng响le了knocked, ushered in
  • kòu叩tóu头to kowtow; to prostrate oneself
  • kòu叩bài拜kowtow, prostrate oneself
  • kòu叩shí石kén垦rǎng壤de的jìn劲tóu头Pioneering spirit, Unyielding determination
  • kòu叩jiàn见pay respects, request an audience
  • kòu叩zhěn诊percussion
  • kòu叩xiè谢to express one's heartfelt thanks
  • kòu叩wèn问inquire deeply, seek answers
  • kòu叩hūn阍appeal to the emperor, knock at the palace gate

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Questions about 叩首

What does 叩首 mean in Chinese?

叩首 (kòu shǒu) means “Kowtow, to knock one's head”.

How do you pronounce 叩首?

叩首 is pronounced kòu shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Kowtow” in Chinese?

“Kowtow” is 叩首 (kòu shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 叩首 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 叩首, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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