qū​xī

to kneel

屈膝 qū//xī
to kneel verb + noun
to bend the knees or kneel down

You may need to bend your knees to avoid touching the ground.

to surrender
to yield or submit to someone, often used in the sense of being servile or bowing down to a power
latch
(literary) a door or window latch or hinge
to sit cross-legged
to sit with one's knees bent or crossed

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.73 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.03 per million

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