俯首

fǔ shǒu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

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to raise one's head

抬头 means to raise one's head, the opposite action.

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to surrender

俯首 often implies submission, and 屈服 means to yield or surrender.

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to bow the head

Both mean to lower one's head, often with connotations of submission.

俯首 is often used in the idiom 俯首帖耳, meaning docile and obedient.

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在权威面前，他不得不俯首。

He had to bow his head before authority.

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bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient

to bow before (idiom)

head

to look down