Definition
拜倒 literally means 'to fall on one's knees' in a kneeling or kowtow posture. It is often used figuratively to express deep admiration, worship, or submission — as in '拜倒在她裙下' (to fall for someone romantically) or '拜倒在权威之下' (to bow to authority). You can use it with 在…下 to indicate the object of submission.
v.
(literal) to kneel downto fall on one's knees(figurative) to worshipto submitto idolize (often in 拜倒在…下)
Examples
- 拜倒。Gǔdài de chénzǐ jiàn le huángdì yào bài dǎo xíng lǐ.Ancient officials had to kneel and bow when they saw the emperor.
- 拜倒。Xǔduō qiúmí dōu bài dǎo zài zhè wèi qiúxīng de jìshù zhī xià.Many fans worship this star player's skills.
- 拜倒。Tā chèdǐ de bài dǎo zài jīnqián de yòuhuò qián.He completely succumbed to the temptation of money.
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