膝
xī
knee
他跪下来，双膝着地。
tā guì xià lái， shuāng xī zháo dì。
he knelt down, both knees touching the ground.
她跑步后感到膝盖有点疼。
tā pǎo bù hòu gǎn dào xī gài yǒu diǎn téng。
after running, she felt some pain in her knee.
Words with 膝
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
膝盖
xī gài
knee
促膝
cù xī
to sit knee to knee
膝下
xī xià
at the knee (in reference to children)
双膝
shuāng xī
both knees
齐膝
qí xī
level with one's knees
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
屈膝礼
qū xī lǐ
curtsy
牛膝
niú xī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝草
niú xī cǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
男人膝下有黄金
nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)