bei1
gong1
qu1
xi1
  1. to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. bending and scraping to curry favor

Characters

  • 卑 (卑): low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
  • 躬 (躬): body (of a human, esp. the torso); to bow; (literary) oneself; personally
  • 屈 (屈): surname Qu
  • 膝 (厀): old variant of 膝[xi1]

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Examples

国王所有的臣民,由于害怕他的愤怒而经常表现得卑躬屈膝。

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