折腰

折腰
zhéyāo

to bend at the waist; to bow

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to bend at the waist; to bow

    • He bowed to me with a bent waist.

  2. verb

    (fig.) to bow to; to submit

    • He never bows to anyone.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.

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