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膝盖
xīgài
Main
English Definitionknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
Simplified Script膝盖
Traditional Script膝蓋
Pinyinxīgài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sat1goi3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Topical Word Lists
Part of body/parts
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
膝xīknee
盖gàilid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build

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Words With Same Head Word    
膝下xīxiàat the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
膝袒xītǎnto walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
膝板xībǎnlapboard
膝瘤xīliúgonatocele
膝上xīshànglaptop
Words With Same Tail Word    
掩盖yǎngàito conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
覆盖fùgàito cover
涵盖hángàito cover; to comprise; to include
加盖jiāgàito seal (with official stamp); to stamp; fig. to ratify; to put lid on (cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional storey
遮盖zhēgàito hide; to cover (one's tracks)
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