xī xià
at the knee (in reference to children)
(salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
niú xī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
cù xī
lit. knees pressed close
intimate
seated side by side
in close contact
bēi gōng qū xī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor
cù xī tán xīn
to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
rào xī
(children) run around parent's knees
fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
nú yán bì xī
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor
niú xī cǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
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)
rào xī chéng huān
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
xī tǎn
to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
qí xī
level with one's knees
knee-length (skirt etc)
knee-deep (mud etc)
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