叩头(kòu tóu): to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior…
2 charactersTrad. 叩頭
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- kòu tóu
- Meaning
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 叩頭
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 叩头 — tap one to open its word page.
dī低tóu头
HSK 6to bow the head
yī一nián年dào到tóu头
HSK 7-9all year round
yī一tóu头
HSK 7-9one head
shàng上tóu头
HSK 7-9(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's …
yā丫tou头
HSK 7-9girl
jiāo交tóu头jiē接ěr耳
HSK 7-9to whisper to one another's ear
zhào兆tou头
HSK 7-9omen
sān三guì跪jiǔ九kòu叩
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
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