折节 (折節) zhéjié

  1. zhéjié verb to bend the joints
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '折節'; Mathews 1931 '折節', p. 32)
  2. zhéjié verb to bow oneself; to be humble to others
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 屈己从人 (Guoyu '折節' 1; Mathews 1931 '折節', p. 32)
  3. zhéjié verb to admire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 佩服 (Guoyu '折節' 3)
  4. zhéjié verb to change attitude
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '折節' 4; Mathews 1931 '折節', p. 32)

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