Definition
躬 is a bound morpheme (不能单独成词) that appears in formal or literary compounds. It has two main senses: physically bending the body forward (as in 鞠躬 'to bow' and 躬身 'to bend at the waist'), and an adverb meaning 'personally, oneself' (as in 躬行 'to practice personally' or 躬亲 'to do something oneself'). In modern Chinese you rarely encounter it alone; it only occurs as part of a compound.
b.f.
(bound form) to bowto bend forward (the body)(bound form) personallyoneself
Examples
- 躬。Tā xiàng lǎoshī jū le yí ge gōng.He bowed to the teacher.
- 躬。Tā gōng shēn xínglǐ.He bowed and paid his respects.
- 躬。Tā gōng xíng shíjiàn.He practiced what he preached personally.
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