Chinese word dictionary

叩谒

kòu yè · to visit (esp. one's superiors)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified叩谒

Traditional叩謁

Pinyinkòu yè

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

叩kòu

to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock

谒yè

to visit, to pay respects

How to learn 叩谒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

叩见kòu jiàn

to kowtow in salute

叩问kòu wèn

(literary) to inquire; to ask; question

叩头kòu tóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]

叩门kòu mén

to knock on a door

叩球kòu qiú

spike (volleyball)

叩首kòu shǒu

to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]