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"bow legs" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
外八字腿 wài bā zì tuǐ bow legs / bandy legs
O型腿 O xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness
O型腿 O - xíng tuǐ bow legs / bow-leggedness
Chinese Pinyin Translation
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn
走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn
鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn
弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow
领结 領結 lǐng jié bow tie / loop of a necktie / lavaliere
船头 船頭 chuán tóu the bow or prow of a ship
蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hú dié jié bow / bowknot
俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow
屈从 屈從 qū cóng to submit / to yield / to bow to sb's will syn
腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn
双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
劈开 劈開 pī kāi to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs) syn
画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn
灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn
鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn
二郎腿 èr láng tuǐ one leg over the other (legs crossed)
躬身 gōng shēn to bow / personally syn
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)
双腿 雙腿 shuāng tuǐ legs / both legs / two legs
站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up syn
作揖 zuò yī to bow with hands held in front
射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
弓弩 gōng nǔ bow and crossbow
马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)
折腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit syn
伸开 伸開 shēn kāi to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
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
再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect)
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
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
后肢 後肢 hòu zhī hind legs syn
船首 chuán shǒu ship's bow
鼎足 dǐng zú lit. the three legs of a tripod / fig. three competing rivals
棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race 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
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
叉 chǎ to diverge / to open (as legs) syn
弦 xián bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根[gen1] syn
弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn
爵 jué ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility 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
鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn
稽 qǐ to bow to the ground syn
俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate syn
罗圈腿 羅圈腿 luó quān tuǐ bow-legged / bandy-legged
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
箐 qìng to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
弛 chí to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen syn
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
四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs
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
五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly syn
老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
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
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
鬲 lì ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs
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
絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse
胑 zhī wings of birds / legs of animals
驈 yù black horse with white legs
四脚朝天 四腳朝天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān four legs facing the sky (idiom) / flat on one's back
胯下之辱 kuà xià zhī rǔ lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / fig. (endure) utter humiliation
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
腿玩年 tuǐ wán nián (slang) stunning legs / sexy legs
鬷 zōng kettle on legs
倍足类 倍足類 bèi zú lèi Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and millipedes)
再衰三竭 zài shuāi sān jié weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom) / in terminal decline / on one's last legs syn
夹起尾巴 夾起尾巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs / fig. to back down / in a humiliating situation
尥蹶子 liào juě zi (of mules, horses etc) to kick backward / to kick with the hind legs / fig. to flare up in anger / to display defiance syn
无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs
短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) / to wear such clothing
蛇足 shé zú lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous syn
走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
跂坐 qì zuò to sit with legs dangling
阿鲁巴 阿魯巴 ā lǔ bā (Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk
夹尾巴 夾尾巴 jiā wěi ba to have one's tail between one's legs
柦 dàn a kind of wooden desk without legs
柴鸡 柴雞 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
丝足 絲足 sī zú feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
管住嘴迈开腿 管住嘴邁開腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)
筷子腿 kuài zi tuǐ (coll.) skinny legs
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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