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

Characters

to bow, to worship, to pay respects

to fall, to topple

Examples

HSK 6

士兵们拜倒在将军面前。

Shìbīng men bàidǎo zài jiāngjūn miànqián.

The soldiers prostrated themselves before the general.

HSK 7-9

他拜倒在她的石榴裙下。

Tā bàidǎo zài tā de shíliuqún xià.

He fell at her feet, completely captivated by her.

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 dǎo