Definition & Meaning

1.early childhood (a time when one is usually at one's parents' knees)

2.at one's knees (used in saying whether one has children or not)

3.used in letters to one's parents or grandparents as a sign of respect

Words with xi xia

xī xià

膝 下

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n.fmlearly childhood (a time when one is usually at one's parents' knees)
- jiào yù shǐ yú mǔ qīn xī xià
  教育始于母亲膝下。
  Education commences at early childhood.
2
prep.fmlat one's knees (used in saying whether one has children or not)
- xī xià yǒu yī ér yī nǚ
  膝下有一儿一女
  have a son and a daughter
3
n.fmlused in letters to one's parents or grandparents as a sign of respect
- fù qīn dà ren xī xià
  父亲大人膝下
  dear father

Chinese words with pinyin xi xia

xī xià西夏XiXia

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