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kòu

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 347245)

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Words Containing 叩

叩首
kòu shǒu

to kowtow

叩头
kòu tóu

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

叩球
kòu qiú

spike (volleyball)

叩应
kòu yìng

call-in (loanword)

跪叩
guì kòu

to kowtow

叩关
kòu guān

to make an approach

叩谒
kòu yè

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

叩门
kòu mén

to knock on a door

叩问
kòu wèn

(literary) to inquire

三跪九叩
sān guì jiǔ kòu

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

叩见
kòu jiàn

to kowtow in salute

叩拜
kòu bài

to bow in salute; to kowtow

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