跪倒 guì dǎo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˇ gwai6 dou2
- to kneel down
- to sink to one's knees
- to grovel
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跪
- 下跪 xià guì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ haa6 gwai6 to kneel
- 滑跪 huá guì ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ waat6 gwai6 (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal
- 罚跪 罰跪 fá guì ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ fat6 gwai6 to punish by protracted kneeling
- 跪下 guì xia ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ gwai6 haa6 to kneel down
- 跪乳 guì rǔ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨˇ gwai6 jyu5 (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)
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- 跪伏 guì fú ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˊ gwai6 fuk6 to crouch (of animal)
- 跪叩 guì kòu ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˋ gwai6 kau3 to kowtow
- 跪坐 guì zuò ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwai6 co5 to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
- 跪拜 guì bài ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˋ gwai6 baai3 to kowtow
- 跪毯 guì tǎn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˇ gwai6 taan2 a prayer mat
- 跪祷 跪禱 guì dǎo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˇ gwai6 tou2 to kneel in prayer
- 长跪 長跪 cháng guì ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ coeng4 gwai6 to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
- 三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˋ saam1 gwai6 gau2 kau3 to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
- 跪地求饶 跪地求饒 guì dì qiú ráo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄠˊ gwai6 dei6 kau4 jiu4 to kneel and beg forgiveness
倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
Idioms with these characters
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack
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- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)