拜倒

bàidǎo

verb #20,753

Meanings

1 to prostrate oneself
2 to fall on one's knees
3 to grovel
4 to be completely won over (fig.)

Characters

to bow, to worship, to pay respects

to fall, to topple

Examples

他拜倒在她的石榴裙下。

Tā bàidǎo zài tā de shíliuqún xià.

He fell at her feet (was completely captivated by her).

士兵们拜倒在将军面前。

Shìbīngmen bàidǎo zài jiāngjūn miànqián.

The soldiers prostrated themselves before the general.

Tips

usage

拜倒在...石榴裙下 (to fall at someone's pomegranate skirt) is a fixed idiom meaning to be completely infatuated with or conquered by a woman. The pomegranate skirt (石榴裙) was fashionable in the Tang dynasty.

Stroke Order

拜 bài

倒 dào