膝盖 膝蓋
膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 HSK 7-9
- knee
- (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
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More words with these characters
膝
- 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
- 绕膝 繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1 (children) run around parent's knees
- 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)
盖 蓋
- 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄞˋ jim2 goi3 to conceal
- 涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄞˋ haam4 goi3 to cover
- 盖子 蓋子 gài zi ㄍㄞˋ ˙ㄗ goi3 zi2 cover
- 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄤ goi3 zoeng1 to affix a seal
- 覆盖 覆蓋 fù gài ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄞˋ fuk1 goi3 to cover
Show 15 more words with 盖 蓋
- 遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gài ㄓㄜ ㄍㄞˋ ze1 goi3 to hide
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ king1 goi3 to meet in passing
- 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ bing1 goi3 ice sheet
- 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄞˋ gaa1 goi3 to seal (with an official stamp)
- 涂盖 塗蓋 tú gài ㄊㄨˊ ㄍㄞˋ tou4 koi3 to coat
- 宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gài ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄞˋ bou2 goi3 name of the "roof" radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40)
- 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài ㄈㄥ ㄍㄞˋ fung1 goi3 cap
- 后盖 後蓋 hòu gài ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄞˋ hau6 goi3 back cover
- 搭盖 搭蓋 dā gài ㄉㄚ ㄍㄞˋ daap3 goi3 to build (esp. with simple materials)
- 杯盖 杯蓋 bēi gài ㄅㄟ ㄍㄞˋ bui1 goi3 cup lid; cup cover
- 淹盖 淹蓋 yān gài ㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ jim1 goi3 to submerge
- 瓶盖 瓶蓋 píng gài ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋ ping4 goi3 bottle cap
- 翻盖 翻蓋 fān gài ㄈㄢ ㄍㄞˋ faan1 goi3 flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)
- 臭盖 臭蓋 chòu gài ㄔㄡˋ ㄍㄞˋ cau3 goi3 to drivel (Tw)
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
Show 4 more idioms with 盖 蓋
- 功高盖主 功高蓋主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 gou1 goi3 zyu2 lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
- 劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn ㄆㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ pek3 tau4 goi3 lim5 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
- 铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān gài dì ㄆㄨ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6 lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom)
- 欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 yù gài mí zhāng ㄩˋ ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓㄤ juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1 trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
Example sentences
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我 的 膝盖 膝蓋 疼 。
My knee aches.
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积雪 積雪 深 及 膝盖 膝蓋 。
The snow was knee deep.
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我 在 膝盖 膝蓋 上 跟 婴儿 嬰兒 玩 。
I played with the baby on my knee.
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他 从 從 腰部 到 膝盖 膝蓋 都 湿 濕 了 。
He got wet from the waist to the knees.
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玛丽 瑪麗 处理 處理 了 膝盖 膝蓋 的 伤口 傷口 。
Mary treated her wounded knee.
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