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kòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to knock
  2. 2. to kowtow

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 347245)

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Words Containing 叩

三跪九叩
sān guì jiǔ kòu

to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

叩问
kòu wèn

(literary) to inquire

叩应
kòu yìng

call-in (loanword)

叩拜
kòu bài

to bow in salute; to kowtow

叩球
kòu qiú

spike (volleyball)

叩见
kòu jiàn

to kowtow in salute

叩谒
kòu yè

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

叩门
kòu mén

to knock on a door

叩关
kòu guān

to make an approach

叩头
kòu tóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

叩首
kòu shǒu

to kowtow

跪叩
guì kòu

to kowtow

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