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磕

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Definitions

  1. 1. to tap
  2. 2. to knock (against sth hard)
  3. 3. to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)

Words Containing 磕

死磕
sǐ kē

(coll.) to fight to the death

磕碰
kē pèng

to knock against

磕磕
kē kē

(onom.) knocking

磕磕巴巴
kē kē bā bā

stammering

磕磕绊绊
kē ke bàn bàn

bumpy (of a road)

磕糖
kē táng

(slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate

磕膝盖
kē xī gài

(dialect) knee

磕头
kē tóu

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

磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)

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