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膝

xī · xi

Traditional 厀

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xī 膝

  1. knee

xī 厀

  1. old variant of 膝 (xī)
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Tai chi and knees

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，打(dǎ)太极(tàijí)要(yào)把(bǎ)膝盖(xīgài)弯(wān)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Liangliang, in tai chi you have to bend your knees a bit.

  2. Liangliang

    弯(wān)膝盖(xīgài)？我(wǒ)的(de)膝盖(xīgài)会(huì)响(xiǎng)。

    Bend my knees? My knees will crack.

  3. Dengdeng

    响(xiǎng)没关系(méiguānxi)，慢慢来(mànmànlái)，别(bié)太(tài)快(kuài)。

    Cracking is fine. Take it slowly, not too fast.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)弯(wān)一点(yīdiǎn)。哎(āi)，我(wǒ)站(zhàn)不住(bùzhù)了(le)！

    OK, I will bend a little. Oh, I cannot stand still!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)膝盖(xīgài)在(zài)发抖(fādǒu)呢(ne)。

    Your knees are shaking.

  6. Liangliang

    它们(tāmen)在(zài)说(shuō)：我们(wǒmen)回去(huíqu)坐着(zuòzhe)喝茶(hēchá)吧(ba)。

    They are saying: let us go back and sit down for tea.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)弯(wān)膝(xī)也(yě)能(néng)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)掌(zhǎng)平(píng)放(fàng)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)。

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

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02

他(tā)摔(shuāi)了(le)一(yì)跤(jiāo)，膝(xī)上(shàng)擦(cā)破(pò)了(le)一(yí)块(kuài)皮(pí)。

He fell and scraped the skin on his knee.

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