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to kneel down
to kneel
to kneel as in prayer
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
to kneel down
to punish by protracted kneeling
to kowtow
to kneel in prayer
to crouch
to kowtow
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Suddenly, he took out a ring, kneeled on the ground, and asked me to marry him.
Source: Tatoeba #3060473 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe all knelt down to pray.
Source: Tatoeba #515527 · CC BY 2.0 FRThey knelt down and prayed that the war would end soon.
Source: Tatoeba #1329546 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.