Meaning of 鞠躬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jūgōng
- to bow
- (literary) to bend down
鞠躬 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
No one respectfully bowed towards him.
在日本，遇到人鞠躬是有礼貌的表现。
In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.
他向女王鞠躬。
He bowed to the Queen.
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鞠 jū · to bow · 17 strokes
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躬 gōng · to bow · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 鞠躬.
| 卑躬屈膝 | bēigōngqūxī | to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor |
Questions about 鞠躬
What does 鞠躬 mean?
鞠躬 (jūgōng) means "to bow; (literary) to bend down".
How do you write 鞠躬?
鞠躬 is made of 2 characters: 鞠 (17 strokes), 躬 (10 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 鞠躬 an HSK word?
Yes. 鞠躬 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.