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yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
to bow to the ground
低头 tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in
开弓 kāi gōng to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
chí to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen
bài to bow to; to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
为五斗米折腰 wèi dǒu zhé yāo (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
俯首称臣 shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
wǎn to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover
gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
鞠躬 gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down
卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor
杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon)
开弓不放箭 kāi gōng fàng jiàn lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado
膜拜 bài to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level / to worship
交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
卑躬屈节 bēi gōng jié to bow and scrape / to act servilely
叩拜 kòu bài to bow in salute; to kowtow
打躬作揖 gōng zuò to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly
能屈能伸 néng néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
鸟尽弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
摇尾乞怜 yáo wěi lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
低头认罪 tóu rèn zuì to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt / to admit one's guilt
射杀 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)


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