Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 鞠躬 To bow

鞠躬

Pinyin: jū gōng
Meaning：To bow
Sentence: 他鞠躬致谢。He bowed his thanks.

 

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鞠：

Pinyin: jū
Meaning: To bring up; to rear
Radical: 革
Stokes: 17
Traditional: 鞠
Common words/Phrase:
蹴鞠 [cù jū] 【Cuju; kemari; football】
鞠养 [jū yǎng] 【bring up】
鞠躬尽瘁 [jū gōng jìn cuì] 【spare no effort in the performance】

 

躬：

Pinyin: gōng
Meaning: Personally; body; to bow
Radical: 身
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 躬
Common words/Phrase:
躬亲 [gōng qīn] 【attend to personally】
躬逢其盛 [gōng féng qí shèng] 【be present in person on the grand occasion】
躬行实践 [gōng háng shí jiàn] 【practice personally what one preaches】
躬身下拜 [gōng shēn xià bài] 【bend the knee in obeisance】