卑躬屈膝 bēigōngqūxī to bow and scrape Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 卑 bēi adjective humble (bound form) modest; respectful and submissive躬 gōng verbnoun to bow To bend the body forward; to arch.屈膝 qūxī to surrender to yield or submit to someone, often used in the sense of being servile or bowing down to a power