Lingaku- to bend at the waist; to bow
- (fig.) to bow to; to submit
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- to bend at the waist; to bow
- (fig.) to bow to; to submit
This meaning refers to physically bending the torso forward, often as a sign of respect or greeting.
He bowed deeply to his elders.
This figurative meaning indicates yielding to someone in a situation or accepting defeat or a lower position.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shé折yāo腰Lǐ礼a bowing gestureXiàng向rén人zhé yāo折腰to bow to someonezhé yāo折腰zhì jìng致敬to pay respects with a bowxīn gān qíng yuàn心甘情愿zhé yāo折腰willingly submitzài在yā lì压力xià下shé折yāo腰to bow under pressureshé折yāo腰fú服cóng从to submit obedientlywén huà文化shǎng上zhé yāo折腰to bow culturallyzài在quán wēi权威miàn qián面前zhé yāo折腰to bow before authorityzhé yāo折腰tuǒ xié妥协to compromise by bowingwéi为lì yì利益zhé yāo折腰to bow for利益zài在hēi àn黑暗Zhōng中zhé yāo折腰to submit in darkness