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CHINESE CHARACTER

jū

鞠

鞠

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bow; rear

Numbered pinyin
ju1
English meanings
to bow; to bend; to rear; surname Ju

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他jū鞠le了yī一gōng躬。

    He bowed.

  2. 02

    jūgōng鞠躬jǐn尽cuì瘁。

    Bend to the task until one's dying day.

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