磕头

kē tóu rú tóng dǎo suàn

磕头如同捣蒜

kowtow repeatedly like pounding garlic in a morta

xiàng tā kē tóu xíng lǐ

向他磕头行礼

perform ritual kowtow towards him

gěi rén kē tóu

给人磕头

make a kowtow to somebody

wǒ bù xiǎng gěi tā zhè yàng de wú míng xiǎo zú kē tóu

我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。

I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him.

wǒ guì xia gěi tā kē tóu qǐ qiú tā fàng guò wǒ

我跪下给她磕头乞求她放过我？

I gave her a kowtow to beg her to spare me?

gěi tā kē tóu zhù shòu

给他磕头祝寿

kowtow and congratulate him