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磕頭

kē tóu

C1–C2 Level 7

磕頭 (kē tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the…”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).