俯首 meaning in English

fǔshǒu

to bend one's head

HSK 7-9verb19 strokes

Meaning of 俯首

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fǔshǒu
  1. to bend one's head

Stroke order for each character

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俯 fǔ · to bow down · 10 strokes

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首 shǒu · head · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 俯首.

首先shǒuxiānfirst of all; in the first place
首都shǒudūcapital (city)
首相shǒuxiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首席shǒuxíseat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首次shǒucìfirst; first time
首脑shǒunǎohead (of state); summit (meeting)
元首yuánshǒuhead of state
首要shǒuyàothe most important; of chief importance
首饰shǒushìjewelry; head ornament
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒu(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
首府shǒufǔcapital city of an autonomous region
回首huíshǒuto turn around; to look back; (fig.) to recall the past

Questions about 俯首

What does 俯首 mean?

俯首 (fǔshǒu) means "to bend one's head" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 俯首?

俯首 is made of 2 characters: 俯 (10 strokes), 首 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 俯首 an HSK word?

Yes. 俯首 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.