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鞠 jū

to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear

Strokes
17
Level
HSK 6
Radical
革
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 革匊 ⿰革匊

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  1. 演员在台上向观众鞠躬致谢。
    Yǎnyuán zài tái shàng xiàng guānzhòng jūgōng zhìxiè.
    The actor bowed to the audience on stage to express thanks.
    actor at stage on towards audience bow express-thanks
  2. 见到老师，你应该鞠躬问好吗？
    Jiàndào lǎoshī, nǐ yīnggāi jūgōng wènhǎo ma?
    When you see your teacher, should you bow to greet them?
    see teacher, you should bow greet (question)
  3. 请大家一起向国旗鞠躬。
    Qǐng dàjiā yìqǐ xiàng guóqí jūgōng.
    Please everyone bow together toward the national flag.
    please everyone together towards national-flag bow
  4. 他只是点了点头，并没有鞠躬。
    Tā zhǐshì diǎnle diǎn tóu, bìng méiyǒu jūgōng.
    He just nodded his head; he didn't bow at all.
    he only-was nod-(particle) a-bit head, not-at-all not-have bow
  5. 在毕业典礼上，学生们向老师深深地鞠躬。
    Zài bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, xuéshengmen xiàng lǎoshī shēnshēn de jūgōng.
    At the graduation ceremony, the students bowed deeply to the teachers.
    at graduation-ceremony on, students towards teacher deeply (particle) bow

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