Word: 磕頭 (kētóu)

磕頭 is how 磕头 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 磕头

磕頭 dictionary entry

kētóu: to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

Full dictionary entry for 磕頭

Example sentences using 磕頭

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在老家，結婚要給父母磕頭。

Zài lǎojiā, jiéhūn yào gěi fùmǔ kētóu.

In my hometown, you kowtow to your parents when you marry.
過年時，孩子給長輩磕頭拜年。

Guònián shí, háizi gěi zhǎngbèi kētóu bàinián.

At New Year, children kowtow to their elders to wish them well.