跪

长跪

cháng guì

to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)

三跪九叩

sān guì jiǔ kòu

to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

下跪

xià guì

to kneel

滑跪

huá guì

(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal

罚跪

fá guì

to punish by protracted kneeling

跪下

guì xia

to kneel down

跪乳

guì rǔ

(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)

跪伏

guì fú

to crouch (of animal)

跪倒

guì dǎo

to kneel down

跪叩

guì kòu

to kowtow

跪地求饶

guì dì qiú ráo

to kneel and beg forgiveness

跪坐

guì zuò

to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels