促膝
cù xī
Pinyin

Definition

促膝
 - 
cù xī
  1. lit. knees pressed close
  2. intimate
  3. seated side by side
  4. in close contact

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

促
cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to promote
  5. 5 to urge haste
  6. 6 close
  7. 7 intimate
促进
cù jìn
  1. 1 to promote (an idea or cause)
  2. 2 to advance
  3. 3 boost
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
膝盖
xī gài
  1. 1 knee
  2. 2 (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
促使
cù shǐ
  1. 1 to induce
  2. 2 to promote
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to impel
  5. 5 to bring about
  6. 6 to provoke
  7. 7 to drive (sb to do sth)
  8. 8 to catalyze
  9. 9 to actuate
  10. 10 to contribute to (some development)
促成
cù chéng
  1. 1 to facilitate
  2. 2 to effect
仓促
cāng cù
  1. 1 all of a sudden
  2. 2 hurriedly
催促
cuī cù
  1. 1 to urge
急促
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
督促
dū cù
  1. 1 to supervise and urge completion of a task
  2. 2 to urge on
局促
jú cù
  1. 1 cramped
  2. 2 ill at ease
促动
cù dòng
  1. 1 to motivate
促狭
cù xiá
  1. 1 (coll.) teasing
  2. 2 mischievous
促膝
cù xī
  1. 1 lit. knees pressed close
  2. 2 intimate
  3. 3 seated side by side
  4. 4 in close contact
促请
cù qǐng
  1. 1 to urge
力促
lì cù
  1. 1 to urge
  2. 2 to press (for action)
匆促
cōng cù
  1. 1 hastily
  2. 2 in a hurry
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
膝
xī
  1. 1 old variant of 膝[xī]
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
  1. 1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor

Idioms (5)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
  1. 1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

Sample Sentences