WordTaiwan frequency #28,104
屈膝
ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ
“to bend the knee; to kneel; to submit or surrender; window hinge ring”
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- 膝蓋ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration).
- 委屈ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄩto feel wronged; to feel aggrieved; to cause someone to feel wronged; grievance
- 屈服ㄑㄩ ㄈㄨˊto surrender; to yield; to give in under pressure; to be defeated or overcome
- 屈原ㄑㄩ ㄩㄢˊQu Yuan; a Chu state poet and minister of the Warring States period; author of Li Sao and other classical Chinese poems
- 屈辱ㄑㄩ ㄖㄨˋhumiliation; disgrace; to suffer insult or indignity
- 首屈一指ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄧ ㄓˇfirst; foremost; outstanding; second to none
- 雙膝ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧboth knees; the two knees together
- 膝下ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋat one's parents' side; young children dependent on parents; epistolary address to one's parents or grandparents
- 屈從ㄑㄩ ㄘㄨㄥˊto submit reluctantly; to yield to pressure or authority; to compromise and comply against one's will
- 屈居ㄑㄩ ㄐㄩto settle for a position; to reluctantly accept a lower rank or placing
- 不屈不撓ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊunyielding; unrelenting; refusing to give in despite setbacks or opposition
- 屈指可數ㄑㄩ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇcan be counted on one's fingers; very few in number; among the select few who stand out