Chinese word dictionary

鞠躬

jūgōng · to bow; (literary) to bend down

Practice word

Word information

Simplified鞠躬

Traditional鞠躬

Pinyinjūgōng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

鞠jū

to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear

躬gōng

to bow; personally, in person; oneself

How to learn 鞠躬

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.

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Words with the same characters

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蹴鞠cù jū

cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)

鞠躬尽力jū gōng jìn lì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost; same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]

鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

躬行gōng xíng

to personally undertake or manage

躬亲gōng qīn

to attend to personally; in person

躬履gōng lǚ

to carry out a task personally; to take responsibility for