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鞠躬

jū gōng · ju gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to bow
  2. (literary) to bend down
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  1. Leon

    老师(lǎoshī)来(lái)了(le)！我(wǒ)要(yào)向(xiàng)她(tā)鞠躬(jūgōng)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

    The teacher is here! I should bow to her, right?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)，打招呼(dǎzhāohu)一般(yībān)不用(bùyòng)鞠躬(jūgōng)，点头(diǎntóu)就(jiù)可以(kěyǐ)。

    In China you generally don't bow to greet people. A nod is enough.

  3. Leon

    好的(hǎode)，那(nà)我(wǒ)点头(diǎntóu)。

    Okay, then I'll nod.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)点头(diǎntóu)点(diǎn)得(de)这么(zhème)低(dī)，还是(háishi)像(xiàng)鞠躬(jūgōng)！

    Haha, you nod so low it still looks like a bow!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)日(rì)本(běn)，遇(yù)到(dào)人(rén)鞠(jū)躬(gōng)是(shì)有(yǒu)礼(lǐ)貌(mào)的(de)表(biǎo)现(xiàn)。

In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.

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

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)向(xiàng)他(tā)恭(gōng)敬(jìng)地(de)鞠(jū)躬(gōng)。

No one respectfully bowed towards him.

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

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