跪
guì
to kneel
他跪在地上，低头认错。
tā guì zài dì shang, dī tóu rèn cuò.
he knelt on the ground and bowed his head to admit his mistake.
孩子跪下来求妈妈原谅他。
hái zi guì xià lái qiú māma yuánliàng tā.
the child knelt down to beg his mother to forgive him.
Words with 跪
长跪
cháng guì
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
三跪九叩
sān guì jiǔ kòu
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
下跪
xià guì
to kneel
滑跪
huá guì
(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal
罚跪
fá guì
to punish by protracted kneeling
跪下
guì xia
to kneel down
跪乳
guì rǔ
(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)
跪伏
guì fú
to crouch (of animal)
跪倒
guì dǎo
to kneel down
跪叩
guì kòu
to kowtow
跪地求饶
guì dì qiú ráo
to kneel and beg forgiveness
跪坐
guì zuò
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels