KOWTOW - Translation from English into Chinese

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kowtow [ˈkaʊˈtaʊ] VB intr N

kowtow: 叩头 kòutóu

kowtow: 磕头 kētóu

Present
I	kowtow
you	kowtow
he/she/it	kowtows
we	kowtow
you	kowtow
they	kowtow

Past
I	kowtowed
you	kowtowed
he/she/it	kowtowed
we	kowtowed
you	kowtowed
they	kowtowed

Present Perfect
I	have	kowtowed
you	have	kowtowed
he/she/it	has	kowtowed
we	have	kowtowed
you	have	kowtowed
they	have	kowtowed

Past Perfect
I	had	kowtowed
you	had	kowtowed
he/she/it	had	kowtowed
we	had	kowtowed
you	had	kowtowed
they	had	kowtowed

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In extreme cases, the kowtow can be used to express profound gratitude, apology, or to beg for forgiveness.

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Then family members start take turns to kowtow three to nine times (depending on the family adherence to traditional values) before the tomb of the ancestors.

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During a wedding, some couples may kowtow to their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common.

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As he disliked having to kowtow to a minor official, he rarely journeyed beyond the free limit.

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Police officials, military men, businessmen, politicians, bureaucrats and other prominent figures like judges kowtowed to him.

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