The snow was knee deep.
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膝盖
Traditional: 膝蓋
xī gài
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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xī gài · sat1 goi3 (Jyutping)
- knee
- (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
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Character breakdown
膝
- Meaning
- knee
- Radical
- ⺼
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- ⿰⺼桼
- Cangjie
- BDOE
- Four-corner
- 7423.2
盖
- Meaning
- cover, hide, protect
- Radical
- 皿
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿱羊皿
- Cangjie
- TGBT
- Four-corner
- 8010.7
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Example sentences
I played with the baby on my knee.
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