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跪

guì · gui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to kneel
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Kneeling to find a coin

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)跪(guì)在(zài)地上(dìshang)？

    Why are you kneeling on the floor?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)硬币(yìngbì)滚(gǔn)到(dào)沙发(shāfā)下面(xiàmiàn)了(le)！

    My coin rolled under the sofa.

  3. Dengdeng

    跪(guì)着(zhe)找(zhǎo)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)累(lèi)吧(ba)

    It must be tiring to kneel there.

  4. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！一块(yīkuài)钱(qián)！

    Found it! One yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为了(wèile)一块(yīkuài)钱(qián)跪(guì)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)！

    You knelt for ten minutes for one yuan.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)是(shì)幸运(xìngyùn)硬币(yìngbì)！

    But it is a lucky coin!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

突(tū)然(rán)，他(tā)拿(ná)出(chū)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)戒(jiè)指(zhi)，跪(guì)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)，向(xiàng)我(wǒ)求(qiú)婚(hūn)。

Suddenly, he took out a ring, kneeled on the ground, and asked me to marry him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)跪(guì)在(zài)垫(diàn)子(zi)上(shang)，认(rèn)真(zhēn)地(de)听(tīng)老(lǎo)师(shī)讲(jiǎng)故(gù)事(shì)。

The children knelt on the cushions and listened carefully as the teacher told a story.

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