鞠躬礼

鞠躬禮

jūgōnglǐ

noun

Measure Word

行一个鞠躬礼 gè

Meanings

1 bow of respect
2 the act of bowing as a formal salutation

Characters

body / in person

Examples

毕业典礼上,学生们向老师行鞠躬礼。

Bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, xuéshēngmen xiàng lǎoshī xíng jūgōnglǐ.

At the graduation ceremony, the students bowed to their teachers.

他在墓前行了三个鞠躬礼。

Tā zài mù qián xíng le sān gè jūgōnglǐ.

He performed three bows in front of the grave.

Tips

culture

Three bows (三鞠躬) is the standard funerary and memorial gesture at tombs and political memorials; one bow suffices for daily formal occasions like graduations or weddings. Replaced kowtowing as the standard formal salutation after the 1911 Republican reforms abolished imperial-era ritual.

usage

Compare 鞠躬 (the verb 'to bow') with 鞠躬礼 (the noun 'a bow as a ceremony'). Use 行鞠躬礼 'to perform a bow' in formal/written Chinese.

Stroke Order

鞠 jū

躬 gōng

礼 lǐ