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卑躬屈膝 (bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

卑躬屈膝 (bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1, bēi gōng qū xī) — to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 卑職 (bei1 zik1) — I (as a lower level, such as when an employee talking to his supervisor)
• 卑鄙小人 (bei1 pei2 siu2 jan4) — scum; sneaky or despicable person
• 卑 (bei1) — low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble; vile; despicable; modest; of lower generat…
• 卑下 (bei1 haa6) — base; low
• 卑不足道 (bei1 bat1 zuk1 dou6) — not worth mentioning
• 卑劣 (bei1 lyut3) — base; mean; despicable

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