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"bow" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn
躬身 gōng shēn to bow / personally syn
俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow
蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hú dié jié bow / bowknot
折腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit syn
弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn
鞠 jū to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2] syn
弓腰 gōng yāo to bow / to bend at the waist
弓身 gōng shēn to bend the body at the waist / to bow
匑 gōng to bow / to salute
琴弓 qín gōng bow (of a stringed instrument)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn
弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow
作揖 zuò yī to bow with hands held in front
船头 船頭 chuán tóu the bow or prow of a ship
射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
弓弩 gōng nǔ bow and crossbow
顶礼膜拜 頂禮膜拜 dǐng lǐ mó bài to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom) / (fig.) to worship / to bow down to syn
屈从 屈從 qū cóng to submit / to yield / to bow to sb's will syn
再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect)
领结 領結 lǐng jié bow tie / loop of a necktie / lavaliere
下拜 xià bài to bow down low / to make obeisance / to kneel and bow
胡琴 hú qin huqin / family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring
上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon)
叩拜 kòu bài to bow in salute / to kowtow
卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn
船首 chuán shǒu ship's bow
摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel syn
杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful syn
鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn
打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly syn
曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does / to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself syn
拜 bài to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) syn
弦 xián bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根[gen1] syn
稽 qǐ to bow to the ground syn
轼 軾 shì (literary) handrail at the front of a carriage or chariot / to bow while leaning on this handrail as a gesture of respect
弛 chí to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen syn
韬 韜 tāo bow case or scabbard / to hide / military strategy syn
舻 艫 lú bow of ship
彀 gòu to draw a bow to the full / the range of a bow and arrow / old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough
艏 shǒu bow of a ship
箐 qìng to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse
惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences syn
点头哈腰 點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo to nod one's head and bow (idiom) / bowing and scraping / unctuous fawning syn
能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible syn
卑躬屈节 卑躬屈節 bēi gōng qū jié to bow and scrape / to act servilely
籣 lán bow case / quiver
鷁 yì fishhawk bow or prow
引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn
打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly
罗圈儿揖 羅圈兒揖 luó quān r yī to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible
开弓不放箭 開弓不放箭 kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado
俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate syn
韔 chàng bow bag
弨 chāo unbent bow
弤 dǐ carved bow
韣 dú bow case
弣 fǔ handle of bow
果实累累 果實累累 guǒ shí lěi lěi prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom) / fruit hangs heavy on the bow / fertile
弰 shāo ends of a bow
弢 tāo bow case / to cover
枻 yì oar / stand for correcting a bow
艗 yì bow of a Chinese boat
弝 bà the part of a bow grasped when shooting
彄 kōu nock at end of bow / stretch
渨 wēi cove / bay / a bend or nook in the hills / the curve of a bow
交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
前舱 前艙 qián cāng fore hold (on ship) / bow cabin
唱喏 chàng rě (old) to bow and utter polite phrases / to open the way (for a dignitary etc) syn
外八字腿 wài bā zì tuǐ bow legs / bandy legs
屈体 屈體 qū tǐ to bend at the waist / (fig.) to bow to / (diving) pike position
弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng bowed / curved like a bow
打拱 dǎ gǒng to bow with clasped hands
更张 更張 gēng zhāng lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again
柘弓 zhè gōng bow made from the 柘[zhe4] tree
花结 花結 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric
褒呔 bāo tāi bow tie (loanword) (Cantonese)
角弓 jiǎo gōng bow decorated with animal horns
顶拜 頂拜 dǐng bài to prostrate oneself / to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)
顶谢 頂謝 dǐng xiè to bow in thanks
复合弓 複合弓 fù hé gōng composite bow (archery)
弓形绊索 弓形絆索 gōng xíng bàn suǒ bow tripwire
破冰型艏 pò bīng xíng shǒu icebreaker bow
舰首 艦首 jiàn shǒu bow of a warship
长揖 長揖 cháng yī 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)
低头认罪 低頭認罪 dī tóu rèn zuì to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt / to admit one's guilt
拱手相让 拱手相讓 gōng shǒu xiāng ràng to bow and give way (idiom) / to surrender sth readily
O型腿 O xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness
膜拜 mó bài to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level / to worship syn
彀中 gòu zhōng within the range of a bow and arrow / (fig.) under sb's control
𫸩 彄 kōu nock at end of bow / stretch
蝴蝶领结 蝴蝶領結 hú dié lǐng jié bow tie
蝶形领带 蝶形領帶 dié xíng lǐng dài bow tie
蝶形领结 蝶形領結 dié xíng lǐng jié bow tie
收山 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career / to pack it in / (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game / (of a business) to cease to operate
为五斗米折腰 為五斗米折腰 wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
O型腿 O - xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness
反曲弓 fǎn qū gōng (archery) recurve bow
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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