屈 qū

1. qū verb to bend; to flex
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '屈'; Guoyu '屈' v 1; Kroll 2015 '屈' 1, p. 375; Unihan '屈'; XHZD '屈' 1, p. 617)
2. qū noun a grievance; unjust treatment
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '屈'; Guoyu '屈' n 1; Kroll 2015 '屈' 3, p. 375; XHZD '屈' 1, p. 618)
3. qū verb to diminish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' 1a, p. 375)
4. qū noun a door latch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' 1b, p. 375)
5. qū verb to submit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' 2a, p. 375)
6. qū adverb temporarily
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' 4, p. 375)
7. qū adverb to solicit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' 5, p. 375)
8. jué verb obstinate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' jué 2, p. 375)
9. jué verb to exhaust
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '屈' jué 1, p. 375)
10. qū proper noun Qu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '屈'; Guoyu '屈' n 2)
11. qū adverb to subdue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '屈' adv 3)
12. qū adjective bent; crooked
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '屈' adj 1; Unihan '屈')
13. qū verb to crouch; to lower the head; to be subservient
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '屈' v 2; Kroll 2015 '屈' 2, p. 375; Unihan '屈'; XHZD '屈' 2, p. 617)

Contained in

• 卑躬屈节(卑躬屈節) to bow and scrape; to act servilely
• 交臂屈膝 to cup one's hands and kneel
• 威武不屈 not to submit to force
• 憋屈 sullen
• 屈辱 to submit to humiliation
• 理屈词穷(理屈詞窮) faulty argument and poor rhetoric; unable to put forward any convincing arguments
• 宁死不屈(寧死不屈) rather die, will not bend; prefer to die than submit
• 大屈 daqu
• 首屈一指 to count as number one; second to none; outstanding
• 屈从(屈從) to capitulate
• 能屈能伸 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
• 冤屈 to receive unjust treatment; injustice
• 屈戌儿(屈戌兒) staple (used with a hasp)
• 叫屈 to complain of an injustice; to lament somebody's misfortune
• 屈挠(屈撓) to surrender; to yield; to flex
• 不屈 unyielding; unbending
• 屈折 to bend ; to refact [light] ; to bend ; to refract
• 屈膝 to kneel ; window latch
• 屈打成招 to obtain confessions under torture
• 屈伸 to bend and stretch
• 屈指可数(屈指可數) can be counted on one's fingers; very few
• 鸣冤叫屈(鳴冤叫屈) to complain bitterly
• 屈才 to waste talent
• 屈指行程二万 counting up, we've done [travelled] twenty thousand in all
• 大丈夫能屈能伸 A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible
• 三屈式 an S shape; S shaped
• 屈体(屈體) to bend at the waist; to bow to ; pike position
• 眼屈光不正 refractive error; refraction error
• 屈尊 to condescend; to deign
• 诘屈(詰屈) complicated; harsh
• 能伸能屈 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
• 委委屈屈 to feel aggrieved
• 受屈 to suffer an injustice
• 屈指 to count on one's fingers
• 抱屈 feel wronged
• 卑躬屈膝 to humbly bow and kneel
• 屈伸之利 the advantages of aggressive or defensive tactics
• 屈指一算 to count on one's fingers
• 屈己从人(屈己從人) to bow oneself to be humble to others
• 屈服 to yield
• 屈死 to die of an injustice

Also contained in

屈浪那国 、 屈伦博赫 、 屈原 、 屈露多国 、 屈霜儞迦 、 屈原祠 、 屈浪拏国 、 屈原纪念馆 、 屈浪拏 、 屈露多

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Collocations

• 屈建 (屈建) 屈建為莫敖 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 18
• 屈完 (屈完) 楚屈完來盟于師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 14
• 楚屈 (楚屈) 楚屈瑕將盟貳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 13
• 屈产 (屈產) 晉荀息請以屈產之乘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
• 屈公 (屈公) 危則為屈公之威 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說左上第三十二 Chapter 32: A Collection of Sayings III — count: 7
• 屈人 (屈人) 不戰而屈人之兵 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 6
• 屈荡 (屈盪) 屈蕩為右 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 使屈 (使屈) 楚子使屈完如師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 屈春 (屈春) 殆於屈春乎 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷二 臣術 Chapter 2: The Art of the Statesman — count: 5
• 屈缫 (屈繅) 宰执圭屈缫 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 4