绕膝 繞膝
绕膝 繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1
- (children) run around parent's knees
- fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
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绕 繞
- 围绕 圍繞 wéi rào ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ wai4 jiu5 to revolve around
- 环绕 環繞 huán rào ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ waan4 jiu5 to surround
- 绕行 繞行 rào xíng ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jiu5 hang4 to take a circular (or circuitous) route
- 卷绕 卷繞 juǎn rào ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄠˋ gyun2 jiu5 to wind
- 回绕 回繞 huí rào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ wui4 jiu5 winding
Show 15 more words with 绕 繞
- 旋绕 旋繞 xuán rào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ syun4 jiu5 to curl up; to wind around
- 盘绕 盤繞 pán rào ㄆㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ pun4 jiu5 to coil (around sth)
- 萦绕 縈繞 yíng rào ㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄠˋ jing4 jiu5 to linger on
- 缭绕 繚繞 liáo rào ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄠˋ liu4 jiu5 (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward
- 绕嘴 繞嘴 rào zuǐ ㄖㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ jiu5 zeoi2 hard to get one's mouth around
- 绕地 繞地 rào dì ㄖㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ jiu5 dei6 to orbit the Earth
- 绕射 繞射 rào shè ㄖㄠˋ ㄕㄜˋ jiu5 se6 (physics) to diffract
- 绕弯 繞彎 rào wān ㄖㄠˋ ㄨㄢ jiu5 waan1 to go for a walk around
- 绕手 繞手 rào shǒu ㄖㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ jiu5 sau2 thorny issue
- 绕流 繞流 rào liú ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jiu5 lau4 turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
- 绕组 繞組 rào zǔ ㄖㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ jiu5 zou2 coil (in electric motor or transformer)
- 绕绕 繞繞 rào rào ㄖㄠˋ ㄖㄠˋ jiu5 jiu5 twisting and turning
- 绕路 繞路 rào lù ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ jiu5 lou6 to make a detour
- 绕过 繞過 rào guò ㄖㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ jiu5 gwo3 to detour
- 绕道 繞道 rào dào ㄖㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ jiu5 dou6 to go by a roundabout route
膝
- 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 knee
- 促膝 cù xī ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cuk1 sat1 to sit knee to knee
- 牛膝 niú xī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ngau4 sat1 Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
- 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄧ pun4 sat1 cross-legged
- 膝下 xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sat1 haa6 at the knee (in reference to children)
Show 14 more words with 膝
- 膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2 to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
- 护膝 護膝 hù xī ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧ wu6 sat1 kneepad
- 双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧ soeng1 sat1 both knees
- 齐膝 齊膝 qí xī ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ cai4 sat1 level with one's knees
- 屈膝礼 屈膝禮 qū xī lǐ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˇ wat1 sat1 lai5 curtsy
- 牛膝草 niú xī cǎo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄠˇ ngau4 sat1 cou2 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
- 磕膝盖 磕膝蓋 kē xī gài ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ hap6 sat1 goi3 (dialect) knee
- 膝上型 xī shàng xíng ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat1 soeng6 jing4 laptop (computer)
- 膝上舞 xī shàng wǔ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ sat1 soeng6 mou5 lap dance
- 膝盖骨 膝蓋骨 xī gài gǔ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ sat1 goi3 gwat1 kneecap
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄠˋ ㄑㄩˋ jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
- 绕梁三日 繞梁三日 rào liáng sān rì ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
Show 2 more idioms with 绕 繞
- 余响绕梁 餘響繞梁 yú xiǎng rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 hoeng2 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 余音绕梁 餘音繞梁 yú yīn rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄣ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning