膝
xī
knee
他跪下来，双膝着地。
tā guì xià lái， shuāng xī zháo dì。
he knelt down, both knees touching the ground.
她跑步后感到膝盖有点疼。
tā pǎo bù hòu gǎn dào xī gài yǒu diǎn téng。
after running, she felt some pain in her knee.
Words with 膝
促膝
cù xī
to sit knee to knee
双膝
shuāng xī
both knees
齐膝
qí xī
level with one's knees
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
屈膝礼
qū xī lǐ
curtsy
牛膝
niú xī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝草
niú xī cǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
男人膝下有黄金
nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
盘膝
pán xī
cross-legged
磕膝盖
kē xī gài
(dialect) knee