鏾 sǎn the trigger of a crossbow / crossbow 箐 qìng to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow 下拜 xià bài to bow down low / to make obeisance / to kneel and bow 彀 gòu to draw a bow to the full / the range of a bow and arrow / old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough 折腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit syn 再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect) O型腿 O xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness O型腿 O - xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness 弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu crossbow shooter syn 弩 nǔ crossbow syn 弮 quān crossbow (arch.) 弩兵 nǔ bīng archer / infantry armed with crossbow 弩弓 nǔ gōng crossbow syn 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 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 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 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 弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 胡琴 hú qin huqin / family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring 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 卑躬屈节 卑躬屈節 bēi gōng qū jié to bow and scrape / to act servilely 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 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 交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony 唱喏 chàng rě (old) to bow and utter polite phrases / to open the way (for a dignitary etc) syn 弓箭步 gōng jiàn bù bow-and-arrow step (dance step) 更张 更張 gēng zhāng lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again 顶拜 頂拜 dǐng bài to prostrate oneself / to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc) 拱手相让 拱手相讓 gōng shǒu xiāng ràng to bow and give way (idiom) / to surrender sth readily 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 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 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn 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 作揖 zuò yī to bow with hands held in front 船头 船頭 chuán tóu the bow or prow of a ship 蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hú dié jié bow / bowknot 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 领结 領結 lǐng jié bow tie / loop of a necktie / lavaliere 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 船首 chuán shǒu ship's bow 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 罗圈腿 羅圈腿 luó quān tuǐ bow-legged / bandy-legged 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 弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) 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 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 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 艏 shǒu bow of a ship 絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse 籣 lán bow case / quiver 鷁 yì fishhawk bow or prow 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) 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 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 前舱 前艙 qián cāng fore hold (on ship) / bow cabin 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 弓腰 gōng yāo to bow / to bend at the waist 弓身 gōng shēn to bend the body at the waist / to bow 打拱 dǎ gǒng to bow with clasped hands 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 