打躬作揖

dǎ gōng zuò yī

Dictionary entry

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

What does 打躬作揖 mean?

打躬作揖 (dǎ gōng zuò yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bow respectfully with clasped hands

2to beg humbly

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]躬gōng(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso) · (bound form) to bow 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 揖yīto greet by raising clasped hands

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 打躬作揖

打躬作揖

dǎ gōng zuò yī

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.