"To bend one's head" in Chinese — 俯首 (fǔ shǒu)

俯

首

fǔ shǒu

to bend one's head

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1to bend one's head

Stroke order

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俯

首

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄨˇ

fǔ

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 俯首 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

他俯首认错，请求大家原谅。
tā fǔ shǒu rèn cuò， qǐng qiú dà jiā yuán liàng。
He bowed his head, admitted his fault, and asked everyone for forgiveness.

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Related words

首

shǒu

head

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

首次

shǒu cì

first

首脑

shǒu nǎo

head (of state)

首席

shǒu xí

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

首相

shǒu xiàng

prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)

回首

huí shǒu

to turn around

首创

shǒu chuàng

to create

首府

shǒu fǔ

capital city of an autonomous region

首批

shǒu pī

first batch

首饰

shǒu shì

jewelry

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To bend one's head in Chinese: 俯首 (fǔ shǒu)